This is an analysis of the poem Moses Eftermæle that begins with:

Moses var gammel, af Verdens Uro
Var han kied, og af Ondskabens Pile,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX aXaX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011011010 111111001 111111001 11101111 111110111 1110110110 1011111 1111110010 110101010 0111111110 101111001 11110111 101101111 111101111 1111001011 111011111 1011101011 1110110100 101111001 1010111110 1001111010 11101100 1011111011 1110110010 10111100 10101101 101111111 1111101 1001011111 11010111 111111111 111011110 101111101 111111001 101101101 11101011 1110110001 111011011 1101011011 1111111 1011011001 0110101100 1011011001 111011000 100101111 111011110 1111011011 1110110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; med, han, til, i are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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