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

Alle disse gule Blomster
i den Skaal i Vinduskarmen...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX XXXX XbaX XXXX XbXb
  • 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: 11110 11111000 11100110 1111000 110111 10101000 1100110 110110 1011101 1011110 101110 1010110 11111110 110000 1111110 111100 11101110 111111110 11111110 10111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word alle is repeated.

    The author used the same word og 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 Følfod;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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