This is an analysis of the poem Hungers-Nøden that begins with:

Der kom tre svare Hungers-Aar
Hvor Belial de tjende,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXaX XbXb XXXX XXXX XXXX cXcX XXXX XXXX XaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 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: 1111101 11001 10111101 111110 01011110 11101 1100111 111111 11111110 1100010 110110 0101100 1111101 100111 11011101 11011 1101101 111111 1101111 110101 1111101 11111 1111111 11111 10110101 111110 1110101 101110 10011101 110111 1111111 111111 1111101 111111 11010111 111110 1101111111 1111 1110101111 11111 1001111 11111 111111 011110 11110100 110110 111011100 1100110 111111 110110 1110111 11001 11110101 111111 10000101 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 67
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Hungers-Nøden;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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