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

Mit søde Barn, du hæver
fra Bordet dig lidt tung og varm....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XaXaXXXX XaXaXXXX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 11011111 110101 0101111 10111 01011001 111101 1111111111 001111110 101111 1011110 1001111 110111 11111111 100111 11011101 1101100 0111111 1101110 111111111 1110 1111111 1111 11111101 111101 11000100 1101 1101011 111010 11011101 1100010 1111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 241
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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