This is an analysis of the poem Balaften [alle Instrumenterne Rømmer Sig Nu] that begins with:

Alle Instrumenterne rømmer sig nu,
de kagler, de skratter, de nynner,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbX cXXX XXXX XdXX XXXX XXcX edXd eXXX fXXX XXgX fXfX XdbX gXXX XXXX bXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11000111 010010010 1010111101 11100100 110100011111 1110010 110111110 1111010110 11101110101 1100111100 1011011101 110111100 110101101 1110010 1011111011 1100110110 110011110 1001101110 101101111 1101101 111110111 010111 110101011 11011101 10011101 1111011110 101111 110111111110 1111101 1111101 101111111 101101111 1010101101 11111010 1001111111 11110110 1101101101 11011111 110111111 11101111 1111011111 1101110111 1110010111 110110011 1110111101 11110110 11101011011 1101000100 1111111011 1101110100 11011110110 1110101110 101011011001 11110100010 111101111 10111110 1011111111 110011100 111101101 111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; de, og, ham are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Balaften [alle Instrumenterne Rømmer Sig Nu];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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