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

Kan vel en Blind om Farver tale?
Og tør en gammel ugift Svend,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXbXbXccX caXXaXXXX ddXbXdX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,9,7,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111101 11110101 1111101 1110100 1111101 11011110 1111111 110101110 0110001 1101111 110111010 111000 10101101 1101111 1110100 111111 11110101 11101100 101011 1111010 10011111 11110101 1101111010 11011101 1111101 111111 11101110 1111100 1101110 110111 1101111 11011101 11001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 251
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, og are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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