This is an analysis of the poem Russen that begins with:

Naar Stormen med de røde Teglsten spøger
omkring en gammel frønnet Skolegaard,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XaaX XXXX XXXX XXa XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110101101 101101100 11111101 1101110001 01111101 11011010110 110111110 1111011111 11011110 111001101 001100101 01011001100 111101111 11011111110 11011101010 11111011111 11111111 1101111101 10110111 1111011101 1001101101 11110100 110110111 11111011 111011111 11110011100 11010111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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.

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines v, s are repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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