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

Himmelen tordner, ei Jorden. I Tordenen ruller os Skiæbnens
Udslag bringende Vogn nærmere nær....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXX XXXXX XXaXX XXXXX XXXbX XXXbX XXXXX XXXXX bXXXX XXXXX XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010110110010110 1010111 101100101 110101 1101 101011010110010 100011011 1001011110100 11010010 1010110 100101101101011 101011011 100111010110 111111 1010010 10111111110110 11101101 1011110101 11100010 1011110 101101100111100 111011011 1001011111110 11110010 111001 1011010010110 1100111010 1011110111100 11010010 111110 10011010010001 1011111 10110101 110101 11101 10100101101011 101011001 111111010010 111001 1011101 111111001110 11100110001 10100010110010 1111010 101001 10010101011010 11011101 101100110010 110101 11101 10111010110010 111011011 1010111110110 1111010 1011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 198
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; den, af, ves, h, i are repeated.

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

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

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