This is an analysis of the poem Holbergs Minde that begins with:

Stor er den Kunst ved Plectrets Mesterslag
At tænde Modets Gnist paa Kampens Dag,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXbX cXXXXX ccdbXd aXXXaX XXXccX ccXXac XcXXXXXX XcXXXXXX dXdcXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011110100 111011101 111001110 11101100 1111111 1110011000 101111011 101011101 11111001 11101111 111010111 1101010101 101111011 110011101 1111001010 1001101001 1101011100 1111101110 1111110011 11111101 110101010 1110011100 1101110101 111110100 01110011 1101110001 11001111001 110111101 10111011 111110101 111111 1101010101 111101111 110111100 11111111 1101110011 1111101 111001101 101101 1011011 11101100 111100 1001010 110100 111111 1110101 1110101 1010101101 101001 100100 1111101 1111110 1111110 11101110 1110110 101011101 11111 1110001 1010101 10111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 231
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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