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

Med sine fine Fingre og med sin Strengeleg
Verbena er min Hjertenskær ung svulmende og bleg....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXaabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111111100 010011011011 110110110110 1111010101010 11011011110 111001110111 11011111011 10011011111 010011101001 1101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 488
  • Average number of words per stanza: 88
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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