This is an analysis of the poem Langs Havet that begins with:

Sol gaar ned under øde Bred,
hvor Stargræs strutter i vindtørt Grus....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX XbXb XaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111001 1110111 1111011 10011101 1010111 11111101 11111010 1111111 1101100100 111111101 1111111101 110101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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