This is an analysis of the poem Phøbus Borealis that begins with:

Vil du, man skal lytte til din Stemme,
Vil du Dana dig skal være huld,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX aXXX XXXX XXXX abX aXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111111 10101111 101110101 10001101 1011011 1101111010 110011101 1111011 111110110 11110001 1011101110 11011110 101011110 1111010 1111000010 10110111 110101110 11111001110 1111101110 11110011111 100011110 11101011 11011000 111001110 1011001000 11001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; vil, skal, du are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word vil at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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