This is an analysis of the poem Rugen Lægges that begins with:

Stigen op og Lugen ud! og saa gaar Far paa Lofte,
øser Rug i Skjæppemaal og stryger ømt dets Rand....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXbXX XaXaXXbX XXXXXcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101111111 111101101111 1111111111 111110111100 111111111110 101010111011 111111101010 10101011110 1110110111 101110010111 1011110110 111111111011 110101110110 1011011101 1011111001010 1111111111101 111111100101 1111111111 110111110111 100110111010 1000111111 10111011011 111111110100 1001111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 400
  • Average number of words per stanza: 83
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og, l, den, i are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase l connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Rugen Lægges;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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