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

Selindaja! Selindaja!
Stiernefuldt er Nattens Rund,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX XaXX XbXX XaXX XXXX XaXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XcXc XcXc XXbX XXXX XaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001000 1000101 1001111 1110111 101110 1110101 1011110 111111 10001000 1000110 10011110 1110011 10111010 101011 1111100 11110 100011 1000101 1101100 1110100 1011110 101101 10100010 100111 11111110 1111100 1111010 101110 1011110 101101 11101000 11111 11111000 111111 11100100 11110 1011110 1111001 1011110 100011 1111111 1010101 111110 11111 111101 1110101 1111110 111100 1111110 11010 10101110 111101 10111100 10111 10001110 111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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