This is an analysis of the poem Til En [i Gyngestolen I Det Lyse Hus] that begins with:

I Gyngestolen i det lyse Hus
sidder den allerfejreste og vugger....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXXXX aXaXaX XXXXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110001111 1011000110 11111101 1100111010 110001111 11111010 11101111 1101111101 111101011 11011111 11101111 1110111 11011111 01111101 110111111 111010111 1101110101 1001001111 11111001 1110111110 1101101 111101110 11011110 11111110 111011101 1110111 111101011 11011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 208
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; og is repeated.

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

  • summary of Til En [i Gyngestolen I Det Lyse Hus];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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