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

I Vallø Kloster
Der vil hun døe,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabXXXX XcXXaXaX XdXdXXXX XXXXXXXe XXXeXbXb aXXXadXd XXaXXXXX XcXXXXXX XfXfXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXaXXX aXXXXXXX aXagXgXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110 1110 1110 11001 11010 111 10110 1111 10110 1111 11100 1101 11110 1001 1110 111111 11110 11001 111110 101 110010 1011 10110 1000 1110 011 1110 1101 101110 1110 11000 1111 1101 011 11101 1011 1011 111 111 1111 11010 1111 110000 1110 110110 1001 11010 1101 1111 1101 11010 111 11110 1111 11000 1101 11101 1111 111011 1111 11010 1101 1110 111 1101 1011 1100 1111 1101110 111 1010 1101 11000 1101 10110 11001 1101 11001 1111 1101 101100 1011 11101 1111 11110 1111 11000 1111 1110 1110 110100 111 11110 10101 11000 01010 10110 1110 11110 111 111010 1111 1010 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 104
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; jeg is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words man, hos, og are repeated.

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

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

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