This is an analysis of the poem Mefisto that begins with:
Mefisto! Mefisto!
er du død?...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XX XX aXXaXXXX XXXXbbX XXXbXX cXddccXbXXbXX XXXaXcbXXa X X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,8,7,6,13,10,1,1,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 100100 001 1010101 101011 101001011 10111111 11111 1111011 00100111100 110100111 111011 10001100 10101010 11010110 11010011 11101011 101110 10010010 1010 11001111011 111 1101101111 011110 1111011 11110100 110111101 1110 11000101 110101101 11011101 111110 0101101011 110110 1011 10010011001 11111110 11011000 111000 111010011 11111001 11101011 11001 111011110 11010110 111011010 111011 11011011 1011 1010 100100
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
- Average number of words per stanza: 32
- Amount of lines: 50
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; d, du, og, danser are repeated.
The poet repeated the same word d at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Mefisto;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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