This is an analysis of the poem Tvesyn that begins with:

Saaledes talte Tanken
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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXX bXXaXbXcX caXX XXXaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,9,4,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100110 100111110 11111110 11011110 1101111 11111110 11011011 111010 11111110 111110 1111111 1100101 1101010 10111001 11000110 10110101 110111 1011101 1111111 111100 11110 101 11011 10011100 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; var, ikke, ej, er are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Tvesyn;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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