This is an analysis of the poem Kyssene that begins with:

Giv mig, Palmine! tusind Kys, og atter
Ti Tusind, og saa tusind nok igien;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX aXaX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101110 1101110110 10110101110 110111011 111111001 11010011 111110001 110101110 110111111 111101101 1111111 11111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; tusind, og, ti are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word saa is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Kyssene;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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