This is an analysis of the poem Tilegnelse [nu Graaner Alle Gader] that begins with:

København, Oktoberaften.
Nu graaner alle Gader,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXaXXXX XXXXXaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010000 110110 11110 11101 100010 1101010 1111 111 111 1101110 11101 11111 101101 0101 110110 010111 1101100 11111 11100 1111011 110010 1101110 110011 1101110 1101 1101011 1111110 11100 11110 1101110 1100100 11110 1101100 110110 011101 1111000 1111 111111 1111010 11011 110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; de, om are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words nu, og, om are repeated.

    The author used the same word jeg 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 Tilegnelse [nu Graaner Alle Gader];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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