This is an analysis of the poem Verdens Igienfødelse that begins with:

Verdens Igienfødelse
Glæden igienføder,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXb XXXXccX XXXXaXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100 1100 1100100 1101 1111111 1111111 1110 101110 111 10011 10001 101100 1011101 1110 101110 111 10110 11101 111101 111101 11110 10110 1011 101110 1111 11111 111101 10111 1011100 111100 11110 111000 110011 11111 101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word seer at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines nt is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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