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

Stirrer ei i Graven ned
Med de taarefyldte Blikke!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX aXXX XXXX XXXX XaXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 101001 1110011 1011100 10111010 1010111 101110 1111100 1011111 1110111 1010101 1010111 111111 1010101 111111 1011111 1010101 1101010 11111110 111100 111110 111101 1111111 111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

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

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