This is an analysis of the poem Mirabeaus Død that begins with:

Riqvetti døde. Høit fra Zoner indtil Zoner
I bange Røsters hule Torden lød...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100111101010 1111101 11000111100 111010001 1101111111 11011100010 10011110101 11111110 1001011111 111001001 11110111101 110010110 111111101 11001111 100111110101 11111101 01011010111 10111011 1110110111 1101100110 11100111101 1101010101 11010111011 111101101 1111111111 111101111 11000111111 1111111 111101100111 1111011110 11011011111 11011001010 1100011111010 1100010111 11011110110 11011011 111101111010 010111011 11010111101 10011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; d, den, naar, og are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words stor, og, naar are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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