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

Den Teolog gad jeg dømme til at hænges,
som paabød at savne og sukke og længes....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX XX XX XX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111111 11111111 1111101111 110111111 1111111111 10001101110 110111011111 1111111 11111111111 1111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 87
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • 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; og, jeg, at, l are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines nges, jes, ges, gn are repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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