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

Hun var saa ny i Gadernes Tummel, hvor der sker
det halve, som er sagt i slemme Bøger,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XaXX XaXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110010111 11101111 111101110110 111001 1101101101 101111110 0101110110101 1101110100 111111111 1001111010 11011101101 1111010110 11111011101 1100111010 1011110111111 11001111110 110111110111 110111011 1111011100010 10110111101 11111111001 1010111010 111111111000 1111111110 111111111001 111011111 111111001101 1111110111 1101111111111 110111110110 110111001111 11011101100 11111101111 111111111 110111011 111111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, de, og, med are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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