This is an analysis of the poem Første Gang that begins with:

Jeg trykked dine hvide Hænder
og kyssed din Mund...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabbX XX XXXXcd XXXX XXad bX XXXbcXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,2,6,4,4,2,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 11011 111 111 1001 10000 111111111 101010010 111 11001011 1111 111 1110 1101 1111 111 11111 1101101 111 10110 1110 1111 111111 110110 1101 1111110 1111 111111 11111011 111 11111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 96
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; var is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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