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

Paa Altanen er der ganske stille,
Runddelen er gemt bag tætte Linde,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXX bXcc XXXX XaXX aXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11000111 10001111 1111101010 111010101 10100110101 101111010 1001100010 111111110 111000110 11101011 111011111 1011111 1010101010 10111011 1110111 11111111 110111001 11111111 1011111110 10110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 Aften;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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