This is an analysis of the poem Ved En Mølle [jeg Saa' Hendes Hus Mod Aften] that begins with:

Jeg saa' hendes Hus mod Aften:
med Ruderne mørke og tomme...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXaXa XXXXXbXb XcXcXXXX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101110 110111 1011110 110101111 11011000 11001110 1110110 100110 1101101 11100110 111111010 111101 11010110 11001 11001110 111011 1111110 100101 1101110 1011101 11111100 1111011 110101101 1111001 110110010 11001011 11111010 1010011 110111100 11101 110111110 101000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 236
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word og is 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 Ved En Mølle [jeg Saa' Hendes Hus Mod Aften];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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