This is an analysis of the poem November 1885 that begins with:

Der bliver saa vigende stille,
saa underlig døende tyst;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXXXXbXb XXcXXXXX adcdXbXb XXXXXXXX XeXeXbXb AXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101 110011 1011010 1111101 1011011 111101 1111110 1101011 101110 110001 11001010 1100001 10010110 1011011 1101111 1111111 100101 1101 01011110 1011111 11011010 1111101 11011010 11111 0110011 1111101 01100110 11111110 111010010 110101 11111111 1111011 110010110 1011111 1101011 111111 011111 1111011 110111 1101101 1101101 110011 111010 11011 110110110 110111 11111111011 11111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 231
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

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

  • summary of November 1885;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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