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

Hvad er Retfærdighed?
Du og jeg, som nu er Fjender,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXAb cXXXX caXXX XXbXX aXXcX XXXAX cXXXX XbXXX XXbXX XbXXX XXXXX XccXX XXXXa XXXXX XbbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100 01111010 1010 111 1111 11001 1111100 1110 111 1111 01001 1110111 1110 111 1111 10110 100110001 111 111 11100 10111 111111 1101 101 110 1110 11110111 11001 111 110010 11110 111001000 111 10000 1110 1110 11111 1110 10010 1101 101000 10100100 11 1110 0111 1110 111111 11110 11010 100 100 01011 1110 11110 1010 1110 1111111 011 1110 11010 1100 110111010 1101 11 11001111 100100100 10100 111100 1011 111 111110 111101111 1111 1011 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 95
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 75
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; saa, som are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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