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

Storken er flygtet længst, og Sangerfuglens Qviddren
Høres ei meer i Skovens Krat, deres Tunger forstummed,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXaXXXXXXbaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXbXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 49,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001011100010 111011011010100 1101101111010 10001110100010 10110101110001 111001110011010 1110111101011 11100110111110 11100010110110 110001101001 101111011111 1101111111010 1011110110110 101100111011010 1011111110110 11101101011100 111011011101 1011101110010 1110011010011 1110011111010 1110111100110 101101100110010 10111011011 1110010110101 101111111010110 10111111010 11011111001011 10101111110010 1110101110101 110011100011110 111111111100 1111011110010 1111111111010 101101100110010 10111011011 1011001010110110 10111111010 10100101111011 11110111011001 11001111010 10101101100010 111111010111010 101111101010 11110111011110 101110111011 100101001011110 111001001001010 111000100111110 1011011001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2732
  • Average number of words per stanza: 491
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 55 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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