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

Et Sted i det grønne Skovtelt
fandt jeg den Skønne slumrende...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XbXXXcaXXbXb XXXXaXXXXcXXXXXbXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,12,20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110 111110 1011 110110 11110 11111 0111 101101 1101100 1111 1011010 11111 10111100 111101 1101110 110100 110111 1101110 1111000 111101 111100 101101 111101 1101101 11110 10101 101110010 11111000 101101 11101 11111001 111111 111101111 1101101 110010 110111 11110 11111 1111110 111111 1100110 1111101 10110110 111101 11111 111101 111111 1101111 111010 110111 11111 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 511
  • Average number of words per stanza: 91
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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