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

Lidt hverdags blev det Simon, da Alting nu var sket,
men hun fik lært ham paa et Vinterhalvaar...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX XXXX XXXX XXXX aXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101110110111 11111111000 111110110110 1111111110 110011001100 1100110111 1111111100 1111011111 1111111111111 1111111 111110001000 10101111 0111110010101 1010011101 1111100010000 111111101 101111110111 111101110 110110011111 1101110010 111100011111 1101011111 11111011111100 10110111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 178
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; ham, det, den, og are repeated.

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

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

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

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