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

Da vor Æt fra Aanders Trængsel
Stødtes ned i Sandsers Fængsel,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaaX XXXXXX XXXXXX bbXXXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 111101 101110 11111 1111101 111011 1011100 1011111 10111 1101111 11011 111010 1111001 101111 111011 111111 1011001 111101 101101 1011101 100101 1110110 111100 1111111 101111 11111 100111 100011 111111 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ngsel, r, rte, d are repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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