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

En kølig Aften sidder jeg paa Bænken
aléne her, hvor grønne Bøge kranser...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabXX bXXXXX XXcXXX XXXXcX XXXXXX aXXXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010111 1011110 11011111 1101110110 1111 110101111 0111111110 11010111110 111110111 111110111000 1101 1111111 11111111 11011111010 1101110101 1111000100 11100 100111110 1110111010 111111101 11111101 11110110 1111 1000111001 11110011 11111110 1100111 1111110111 1111 111011101 1101111110 11100011110 110101111 110110111 111 11011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word at is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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