This is an analysis of the poem Det Var En Sommermorgen that begins with:

Det var en Sommermorgen,
endnu før det blev Dag,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXXXb XXbXXcXX XXXcXXXX XXXXXdXd XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXaXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111000 101111 1100110 11011 111111 111111 11100 110100 111101 11111 11101 11111 11111 11111 11001 11100 1011110 11100 11011100 11111 101111 11101 11111 111100 1111010 110101 110111 11110 11011 01111 11011 110101 11110 11111 1101110 110111 011110 11111 111111 111100 11111 110100 111111 11100 11011 01101 11111 11100 1111010 11100 1100110 110111 1111000 11111 110110 110100 111100 111110 11011 110011 1101110 11100 110100 110100 111101 100110 111110 110100 11100 111101 110100 110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; for is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word det 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 Det Var En Sommermorgen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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