This is an analysis of the poem Hvor Er Det Langt that begins with:

Hvor er der langt til Livets Larm
fra denne lille aabne Plet...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111101 11111 111101 1101111 11010111 1111 11011101 111010 11011 11010100 1010111 110101 01111110 1101111 110011 10111001 11110100 01010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; hvor, du are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words hvor, al are repeated.

    The author used the same word hvor 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 Hvor Er Det Langt;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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