This is an analysis of the poem Tagdryp [mellem Murenes Sodede Masser, De Røde Og Graa] that begins with:

Mellem Murenes sodede Masser, de røde og graa,
er der længe til Vaaren — vi tynges af Tagdryp og Taage....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX aXXa XXXX XXXX XaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010010100111 01111011011011 1111011011011 111111011011 11101011011011 1111011011010 11111001111001 1101101110011 1101101011011 1101111111 111101101110 11011011011 1111011011000 1111111010 11011111101 11011001011110 1111011110011 11011011111001 1111011011111 1111010111001 11011111111 110011011001 110111011101 1110011011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 51 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word vor is repeated.

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

  • summary of Tagdryp [mellem Murenes Sodede Masser, De Røde Og Graa];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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