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

Jeg havde et Kongerige
en Gang nær den høje Sø...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXXXX XAXXXXXX XXXXXbXb XXXAXcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111100 111111 1101111 11010 11010 1111011 101101 1101011111 111100 111111 1111001 101111 1101101 1101011 11011110 1101110 1111110 1111 111110 111011 110101 1101001 11011 110111 1111111 11110011 111111 111111 111100 111101 110100 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 233
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • 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; de, jeg, og are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word jeg at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Sophus Niels Christen Claussen