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

To Slaver tjente hos den store Herre,
Skyteltenes Beboer, Wanna Issi,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXX XXbcXb cXXcXX XXcXXX XXXXXa XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010111110 1000101010 1111111 111101011 110111001 11011110 110111111 101101110 11011111 1111010101 11111111 111010111 110101101 1001110010 11110011 11110111 1101110111 110101111 1101110101 11010110110 1111011 1111110001 111111101 111011101 11110101110 1111010110 1101011111 1101111110 11011101100 1111011001 110101001 11010111010 111101111 11111011 110011001 110101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 227
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; og, et are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words og, et, kun are repeated.

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

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

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