This is an analysis of the poem Bevidsthedens Grænser that begins with:

Dit Hoved siger: Jeg er Aanden
og jeg er redebon og nær forhaanden....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX aaXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101010 11010011100 1101111101 111111011 11110111001 1010101111010 1100001110 11111100100 11010111 111111 1111001 101111010 1111101 1111110010 1111011111 1101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 276
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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; er, je are repeated.

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines je is repeated).

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

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

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