This is an analysis of the poem Den Blodsottige Kvinde that begins with:

Kvinden paa sin Krykke,
Med den blege Kind,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX XXXX XXXX XXXb XcXc XXXX XdXX XXXb XXXX eXeX XXXX XXXX XXXX XaXX XXXb XXXX eXeX XXXX XXXd XXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111 1111 1011 11101 10101 1110 111 11001 111010 11111 100110 10100 11101 1111 1111 11101 11101 1111 1111 1011 1101 11111 111100 10111 1111 1011 10101 10101 11010 1111 111110 1111 1111 1110 11111 11100 11101 11101 11101 1101 10111 1111 1111 1010 11111 10111 11101 11111 111110 1111 11110 11110 11101 1011 11111 11110 101100 11111 111110 1101 11111 1101 1111 1011 11101 11010 10111 1011 101110 10111 111010 10101 111100 10101 111100 1111 1111 10111 10001 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 17
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 94
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; det is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Den Blodsottige Kvinde;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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