This is an analysis of the poem Dengang Jeg Var En Lille that begins with:

Dengang jeg var en lille,
en lille bitte én,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXcXCXC XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111 1111 1111 111111 11111 11111 110111 110001 110111 110001 110110 111111 1100110 110111 111111 111101 11111 11011111 11111 11011111 1100110 11111 1101110 11011 111101 111111 111110 0111 111110 0111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 238
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words jeg, og are repeated.

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

  • summary of Dengang Jeg Var En Lille;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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