This is an analysis of the poem Erindring Og Haab that begins with:

Du blege Pige med den gjemte Krands
Af Natfioler i de brune Lokker,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXXaa bbXXXX cbcXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111111 110010110 111101011 1111000100 11011111 11110111 100100111 1101111 1101011100 1010010110 1111100111 010110111 111100010 011101110 110011011 0111100010 111110000 101011101 111111000 11111110 111111001 1011111110000 110101011 11011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 234
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word o 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 r is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase her connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Erindring Og Haab;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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