This is an analysis of the poem Assistents Kirkegaard that begins with:

Naar det suser i de nøgne Grene,
og det drypper langs Kapellets Mur,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX bXbX XXXX cXcX XXXX aXaX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101011 111011001 111010101 11101100 11111011 1110111 1111111 10111101 111111101 1101011 111111111 1111111 11111111 1111111011 1110111 11111111 11100111 1111111110 10100111 11110110 101111110 111111111 101111110 11111101 11101100 1110111 111011 1111101 10101111 11111101 111110011 10010111 11111011 1011111011 11111011 111110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; kendt, var, l, der are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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