This is an analysis of the poem Den Blanke Aa that begins with:

Og Plagene pruster i Morgentrav,
og Pigerne gynger paa Vognens Skrav....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101100 110101101 111111111 1111101110 1111011 110010110 1011100011 11001111 1101110 110101111 11011101 11011111 1101111 11101110 1101111 101110111 11111100 011111100 11111001 01010111 11011110 111111100 0111011 110011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og, med, de are repeated.

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines m is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word aa at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Den Blanke Aa;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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