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

Bog! du skyder dig op af min Lomme, hvori du kun Haandskrift
Ligger endnu, hvergang jeg over Børsen spadserer,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXaXXXXbaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXbXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 54,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011111100110 1010101101100 101111110111110 101011011110110 1011011101111 1111101011110 1100100110110 1010101101101 110011000110110 10101110011100 1111110101100011 10111111111110 11001010110011 1110101101110 101001011110110 1001010111110 11010101011111 1111010101111 1001110101010110 111000111110110 111111011011 100101101111010 111111010111001 101111111111 101101111110111 101110111111111 101000111110110 10101101111011 1011110011010 101111011111110 111111110011 111101010010110 101111010100110 11101111110111 1001011111111 1011111110001 10111101110110 1101011111111 101111011101010 1101010010111110 111011010100100 1111110001111 11111011111110 111101100111010 10010111111110 111111111001 10101111110110 101100111011111 11101111010110 11101101110110 1110011011110111 111111011101 101100011010010 1111001100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 3130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 589
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 57 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, og, du, dig, eller, hans, at are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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