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

Pan sad og lo,
som han altid lér,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXXX AaXXXX AXbc XXXcXdXX XXXXX XcXXaX XXXc XX X Xbd XdX X XXXX b bXXXXa AXX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,4,8,5,6,4,2,1,3,3,1,4,1,6,3,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 11101 1111 1101 1111 111110 110110 111 1111 1111 1111 11011 110111 1011 110100 11010 11100 101 1011 110110 11110 111 1110 11010 11111 111 1111 11110 1111 1111 1101 11111 11011 1110 1111 11110 111 11011 11011 11111 111 1111 11111 1111 1111 11111 11001 11010 1111 1101 111001 11111 1110111 1111 11011 1111 111011 11110 1111 111011 11100 111110110 1111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 760
  • Average number of words per stanza: 136
  • Amount of lines: 78
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words det, hun, og are repeated.

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

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

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