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

Graven var lukket,
og tavs blev den døde....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX Xaba XaXX XXXX bXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XcXc XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110 11111 111 11111 10100 11011 0111 110111 1111 11101 11110 1111 101 111 10010 1101010 1111 11 1111 11101 1011 110110 1111 11110 11010 1110 10111 1010 1110 1011 1110 1111 10110 10011 110110 11011 111 111 110110 1101 1110 11011 11111 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 86
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (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; som is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words som, med are repeated.

    The author used the same word sove at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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