This is an analysis of the poem Ved En Döende Sommerfugl that begins with:

Skiönne Blomst af Ormeknop!
Lethenflyvende og spæde...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXX XXabX XXcXc XXXXX XXXXX aXaXX aXXXX XXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111100 100011 11110 1110101 1001101 1010111 1011000 010111 11001110 111011 10111 101111 1011101 111011 110111 101110 111110 111111 1110010 101010 111011 111100 1110001 1110001 111111 101010 1010111 101011 111011 1110100 1110001 10110 0110100 11101100 1110100 111100 111001 111101 1110111111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • 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.

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

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

  • summary of Ved En Döende Sommerfugl;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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