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

Vi er ikke flittige og vi er ikke dydige,"
sagde Polerersken til sin Søster....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1011011011000 11000111 1011111 10110001010 100111100 1011000111 11010001110 1001110110 1011011010 1111101 11010111100 1011001011 1110110010 11101000 1011110100000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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; er, i are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ster, utvetydige are repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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