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

Al den Frugt, mit Hjærte plukked, blev mig vammel!
— Barn! Hvad vil du mig? Jeg er gammel....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX Xa XX XX XX XX bb Xa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111101110 111011010 1010111111 1011001 101010111 10101011 111010101 10101101 1110111 101010100 1010111110 1101111110 111010111 111011111 101011011 1011001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 77
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines kken is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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