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

Blandt Lærdes Tidsler og Drømmeres Roser
ned gennem Sprogenes Malmbrud af Gloser...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXaa XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011010 11010010110 1111111110100 011110000 101110111100 111110100110 11011011111 11111100001 110011110100 110111110 1011011100 11111011100 110011010000 111111101110 110111111110 110110101 11011111011 110011011 110110010110 1110101000
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

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