This is an analysis of the poem Længsel [om Dagen Jeg Søger Dig Fiern Og Nær] that begins with:

Om Dagen jeg søger dig fiern og nær,
Mens du flygter for mig,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba XcXc baXa XXXX cXXX XXXX aXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111111 101011 1111110 1111 1101111101 111 1101101101 11111 1101111110 1111 110101101 11011 010111100 111111 0101101111 11010 1101101111 1101 110110111 0111 110111001 11101 011101110 1101 11010111 1111 110101111 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; en, og are repeated.

    The author used the same words om, og at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Længsel [om Dagen Jeg Søger Dig Fiern Og Nær];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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