This is an analysis of the poem Herrens Fristelse that begins with:

Alt paa den vilde Hede,
Der gik Marias Søn,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa XbXX XXXX cXaX XXXX XXXD XXXX XXXe XXXX XaXa XXXX XXXD XXXX XfXf XcXX XbXb XXXe XXXX ddXX XXXX XdXX XaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 11101 11111 110001 111000 111111 1111000 011111 11001 11110 11111 11110 0011101 11110 11111 11110 110111 11110 110101 110101 11111 110100 11010 110011 11011 111111 110110 11011 111110 11111 1101110 11111 001111 11111 11111 11001 01111 111101 1100110 11101 110101 110111 011111 110101 11111 110100 11010 110011 11011 111111 110110 110100 111101 111010 101101 11111 11011 11010111 110110 101101 111111 110111 111110 110111 11111 11111 11010 111111 1100010 111101 1101010 111101 11111 111101 11100 11011 11010 111101 110111 110111 110111 110101 110110 1110 11111 10011 110111 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 22
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 96
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 104
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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