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

Det var først paa Foraarstiden
og en Solskinsdag som denne,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbXXXX XXXbXXXX XXXXXXaX XXXXXXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111000 1110011 1011110 1010110 1111111 11111000 1111110 1111101 1011111 111100 10001010 1010110 1011110 1111000 1111110 111111 101011 10101010 1111110 101111 10111101 101001 1111111 10101000 10111110 1011000 1011110 1110110 11111110 10111010 1011000 110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 238
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; og, at are repeated.

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

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase isnet connects the lines.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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