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

Gertrud rider fra Bloksbjærg brat.
Hu hej!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX XAXB XCXC XBXA XCXC aXXB XBXa dCdC XAXB aAaB XCXC XXXB XAXB XCXC XAXB XBXA XCXC XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010111 11 1110111111111 11 1011111 1111 11011011111 11 111101110 11 11110111 1111 1101101111 11 10111110 111 0110101 11 1011101 1111 11101011 11 110011100 11 111111 11 11010111 111 110101101 11 10000111 1111 111011001 1111 11001011010 11 10101010101 111 11110111 11 11110111 11 1100101011 1111 1111101111 11 101101011 11 101111011 111 101111111 11 01100101 1111 100101111 11 11111011001 1111 1111101111 11 11011111 11 10111110 1111 1100111 11 1100100111 1111 1111101111 11 111111111 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 18
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; det, to are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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