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

I Kirkernes Skjul, medens Præster forkynde
om Naaden, fortvivler Skønjomfru paa Knæ....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXX XX XXXXXX aXXaaX XbXXXXX XXaXaXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,2,6,6,7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100110110 1101001011 1100111111 1110111101 0111111111 110011111 111011011 111011110100 1100101101 11001010001 111111111 1101101101 110111111 110101101100 11111011001 1101101111 1111111110 110101111 11011111 1011110 0111001 11111101 11110110110 111011111 111101111 1101011011 01111011 1101111111 111110101 101011001 1101100 111101110 11011101 11101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 227
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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