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

Der er en Dannemand i Nord:
Ved Sliens Bredder Pfingsten boer;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXXXX aaXXXX XXXXXX XXbXXb XXXXXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110011 1110101 1011011101 110001 1101110 11100111 111111 1111100 1101101 1111111 111111 11111111 1101101 11010111 1101001 1001101 11111111 101111101 1101111 1111101 111111110 11010111 01111001 111101111 1111111 1110101 111011110 1111001 1001011 1101100110 1101111 111011 11011101 11010101 111101 11111111 11010100 11110100 101001011 1011000 0111101 11110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; han is repeated.

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

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

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

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