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

Jeg kommer fra Kulden derude,
fra Skumringens frostklamme Dis...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaXbX XcXXXdXd XXXXXaXa beXXXXXX XXXXceXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011010 1100101 1011010 1111010 1101111 11111011 11111111 0011 11011010 1111010 111111100 10001 1101111 11101111 1111011 1101 111101 11011111 101111110 1111 1111111 111111 111011 0101 01111111 1101011 1100101 1110 11101101 1011101 0101010 11001 10001100 1001000 101110 11011 01011010 1111011 1101110 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og, mig, du are repeated.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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