This is an analysis of the poem Friskt Vejr that begins with:

Flokkende Skymasser drive
fra Øst og fra Vest, fra Pol til Pol....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXXXX XXXXXbXb XXXXXXXX XcXcXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001 111111111 110111 1101111101 1111010 1101011 101101101 11111001 1001010 11110011 100111 1111011110 111111110 111111111 11111111 1111011011 01111 111101101 100111 10111101 1100101 10101111 101101110 1111000 011010 11101101 10111010 1100001 01011110 111111111 1011110100 11001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 295
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • 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; fra, se are repeated.

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

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

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