This is an analysis of the poem Træerne [og Træernes Grene Hvisked Og Slog] that begins with:

Og Træernes Grene hvisked og slog
i Natten, som talte de Fingersprog....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX XX XX bb XX XX XX XX aa XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011011 110110100 1110101101 11111111 1101011100 110111000 111111111111 111111001 1100111100 11110011 01000111010 01111111 1111101110 10011111010 11101010110 010110111110 0111110011 1100110111 010011011 110101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 78
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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, vi, os, har, de, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words vi, de are repeated.

    The author used the same word de at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines os, sig are repeated).

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

  • summary of Træerne [og Træernes Grene Hvisked Og Slog];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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