This is an analysis of the poem Mors Rok that begins with:

Spurven sidder stum bag Kvist;
saamænd, om ej det fyger! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXAXXX bXbXAXaX XXXXAXXX XXXXAXXX XXXXAXaX XXXXAXaX cXcXAXaX XXXXaXaX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010111 111110 1000101 110010 11101 11101 111101 101101 111101 110110 111101 1100110 11101 10101 11101 1111 11111 110110 101011 111110 11101 11110 1111101 1111110 101110 11111 1111100 10101 11101 111010 1011101 1111010 1111111 11101 111101 110111 11101 1011 101001 111100 101111 11111 111101 11111 11101 100010 11011 111110 1111111 1111010 101111 1101101 11101 100010 1011101 111110 011011 11111 11111 111100 11101 11111 1001101 1111 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 66
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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