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

Tre Pigebørn har elsket mig,
tre væne, hvide Liljer,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXXXXXXXXX bXXXXXXXXXXXX bXXXXXXXXXXXX bXXXXXXXXccaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,13,13,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101 11110 111000 1111 1111 1111 0100110 1111110 11110 111 1111011100 10111 11111 11111110 111111 11111 1101 1111 1101 1011100 11111010 1011 1111 11011111 110110 1011110 111111010 111110 111111 1101 1111 1111 110111 1101110 1011 1111 11110111 111110 0111010 111111010 11010 111110 1111 1101 1111 110010 1101110 1111 111 11110101 110101 101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 306
  • Average number of words per stanza: 67
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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; tre, jeg, ', og are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words tre, jeg, min are repeated.

    The author used the same word saa at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ', s are repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word ' 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 Narrevise;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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