This is an analysis of the poem Du Spørger that begins with:

Du spørger: om (en Pebling lig)
jeg rask endnu kan conjugere ?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXXXX abXbXXXX XXXbXXXX cXcXXXXX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111101 11101100 1111101 11011000 1111101 1111100 1111101 11101100 1101111 111000010 11001100 111100010 1111111 1111100 1010101 111110010 1111111 110001100 11011101 111000010 11100101 1011011 11011000 11110110 10000101 1111111 11111111 11100001 1110011 1111111 1111111 11100101 1111000 11110110 111110 110111 111111 11100111 111111 11111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • 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:

    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; jeg, man, o are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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