This is an analysis of the poem Jens Fisker that begins with:

Jens Fisker han bo'de derude ved Aa,
hvor Græsset er grønt, og hvor Himlen er blaa....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110111011 1101111001 1111111001 11001111001 111111101 11011111 1111101001 11111001 1111111111 1101111101 11011101 11011011111 11011011011 111101111 110111101 11111011111 110101110 110101111 1111111111 0111101 11101011011 1101101110 11011011111 110011101 11011010110 01011011111 1100111001 11011011011 11011111011 11110101 110101101 11011101 110011111 1101111101 111111101 1101111110 1101111111 1111011011 110101110 111111111 11111011011 11011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 21
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 84
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word jens 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 blaa is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same words 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 Jens Fisker;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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