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

Nu vaagner de fjerne Steder
til Lys, medens Hjerterne græder....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaa bbXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100110 1110101 111101001 11001011011 110011 111101 1101011101 11011111011 1100110 01011001 111100001 1101100101 11011111 11111011 110111011 11111111 11001010 11110110 0110011 011101101 111110 0111100 11011101 110110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines rde is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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