Bien Og Myggen by Steen Steensen Blicher: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Bien Og Myggen that begins with:

En Myg tilfældigviis blev Vidne til,
At Bier stak en Mand tildøde....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 29,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100111 111111 1100110111 111101101 1011111010 11011011100 1101010100 111100110 111111111 1111001100 1111011110 111110110 111111101 111010111 11011111 110111110 1111011 10011111 10101100100 1110001100 1110001010 100100111 11010110110 111110110 10110111 1101111101 0111101100 10001101110 1101010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 212
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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.

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

  • summary of Bien Og Myggen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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