This is an analysis of the poem Afholdsapostelen Ole Nygaard that begins with:

Han var en stille Vandringsmand,
hvis Sjæl var i hans Sag;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XbXXbcXX XXXXXcXX aXXXaXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111100 111111 1111111 11110 1100110 110110 110010 11111 11111100 110111 11011110 11101 1100010 1101 111110 110101 11010101 111101 111011 110001 11101 111100 111111 110111 11011100 110001 1001111 110111 11111 11111 111101 111110 1011111 11111 1111100 111111 0101010 111101 1101110 11111 11111101 11011 11110110 11111 110101 100101 11011 11110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 216
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Afholdsapostelen Ole Nygaard;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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