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

Nu er det Foraar hjemme, bredt og vidt,
og Bankkassereren med lange Skridt...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX aX XXXX XaXX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,4,4,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101111 110000111 100100110 110111000 1010010010 1011010000 1101010101 1101110111 1111011100 11011011010 11101110 111110101 111111000 11000111000 100110111 110110000
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og is 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 Foraar;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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