This is an analysis of the poem Flyveren Og Pigen that begins with:

Flyvere i sære Kredse svinger
over vore Hoveder og Tage....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,8,4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011110 10110011 11110110 11010110 1011111010 11110110 10101011 11010110 10101110 111010100 100011110010 0111010 11111110 10101010 111010 1010 111101 1111011 11010110 1110100 1101010 100 1010010010 1010001000 111101110 1111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

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

  • summary of Flyveren Og Pigen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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