This is an analysis of the poem Under Anders Sørensen Vedels Portræt that begins with:

I denne Skygge Staar vor Mester Anders Vedel,
Med fordums Ærbarhed dyb-sindig lærd og Ædel,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111101010 11010110111 11111011010 1111011010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (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.

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

  • summary of Under Anders Sørensen Vedels Portræt;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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