This is an analysis of the poem Ved Prof. Christian Lütkens Død that begins with:

Aand, som Intet kunde bøie,
Ingen Sygdom, intet Savn,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXa XXXX XXXX XaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011 1010101 111111 101111 1010111 11111 1011110 1001111 1111101 1111101 1001111 1011111 1111010 1110111 1011110 1011101 10111010 101101 1110111 1110111 11111 111111 1111010 1110111 1100010 111101 101111 1111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; og is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words h, skj are repeated.

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

  • summary of Ved Prof. Christian Lütkens Død;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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