This is an analysis of the poem Den Forladte that begins with:

En ung Piges Sang af et utrykt Lystspil.
De Bølger de skylle, de skylle mod Land,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aAXX XAXX XAXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101111010 01010111 101 0100110101 110111 110111111 101 11011101101 110111 1111111111 101 11011011111 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet repeated the same word qvide at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

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