This is an analysis of the poem Sjælland Og Digteren that begins with:

Hvad er det at elske og forsage?
Spurgte jeg en Gang en sjællandsk Pige....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX XXXX XX XXXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,2,5,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111110 1111111 11101110 111100110 1011001 11111110 1011110100 1010111100 11111101 11010111 10111111 101010110 11111110 1101111011 111011011 11010110 10011011 1110110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Sjælland Og Digteren;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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