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

Der kom et Bud fra Himmerig
Til Herrens Ven paa Jorden:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabaXaC XXbXXXC XXXXXXC XXXXXXC XXXXXdC XXXXeXC XXXXdXC cdXdXXC bXbXaaC eXeXXXC XXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111100 1101110 1101011 110110 1011001 1101111 11101 11011100 110111 11111111 101110 1111101 11010111 11101 110111 11111 11011 110111 111111 11110100 11101 11111100 1101 11110111 11011 11111 0101111 11101 1101111 1100010 11011111 1101000 11011101 1111101 11101 1111110 1101100 1111110 110110 1111101 1111101 11101 1111111 110111 1100111 11111 1111111 11010111 11101 1101101 111111 0111111 11011 11111100 11110101 11101 1101011 1101100 1110111 111110 110111 11111 11101 11010111 111101 1111111 11010 11100111 11100111 11101 1111100 111110 1111100 10110 1111101 111110 111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 84
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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