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

Isen har lagt sig derude,
Isen har lagt sig herinde...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,14,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011110 1011110 11111 1011 100 110 11101 100010 11000 11 100 1101111 1101001 1000 1101 111001 110101 1101111 110101 1011 11101 1100011 1001 1111 11001 11011010 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 216
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; d is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word isen 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.

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

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

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

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