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

Jeg skimter gennem Mørket Tag ved Tag,
og under Vinternattens lave Himmel...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXaX XXXXX bcdbd XXXXX XcXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101111 1101000110 111111000 1111111 1101100010 11111111 11110011111 11110111110 111100100 1111110010 1111010101 1101111110 111111 11111011 11010011 111111101 1100101100 110111111 111111111 11110011 110101101 111110110 110111100 1101111101 111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; som is repeated.

    The author used the same word jeg at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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