This is an analysis of the poem Digteren Sofus Schandorph that begins with:

Saadan som han der fødes ikke mange
mer paa vor Kyst....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaXXX XbXbXXXX XXXXXXaX XcXcXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
  • 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: 10111111 1111 101101111 1111 1101101110 11110100 11110 1001 11111111 1011 10111011 1001 101101010110 111110111 11010 1001 111101100 111 110110010 1111 10110100010 11111101 1110 1111 11111111100 1111 1111011111 111 10111101010 1011110101 101010 111 1011011001 1011 11111101 1111 100111111 11111010 10111 1011 11111111010 11 1011010110 1001 10100111 1110010111 1011 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Digteren Sofus Schandorph;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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