This is an analysis of the poem Skal Den Hedde Viis, Som Det Ei Rører that begins with:

Skal den hedde viis, som det ei rører,
der behersker Daarens tomme Sind,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXaXa XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111111 11001011 111011110 10101111 10111111 10100 1110 1110111 1110111 111101 111011110 111111101 101011101 1111110 11111101 101010100 11101011 111001100 111111100 101011010 11111010 11111100 111011 11110111 1111111 111011101 11111011 11101 111111 11001111 111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 211
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • 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; jeg, min, de are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Skal Den Hedde Viis, Som Det Ei Rører;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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