This is an analysis of the poem Søvnløs that begins with:
Det lyder for mig tit, som om der bæver
ud over Verden Stumper af en Sang,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: XaXa XXXX bXbX cXXX XaXa XXcX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 1101111111 1101010111 11110101111 1110101 1011101 1111011 110111101 11010111111 1101110010 11110111 11011101110 110111001 101111111 111110111 1111011100 110101101 1101011101 11011101 1101011111 11111101 111011110 111101110 011111110 10111111
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
- Average number of words per stanza: 32
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, d are repeated.
The author used the same word det at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Søvnløs;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
More information about poems by Viggo Stuckenberg
- Analysis of De Skal Gaa
- Analysis of Maj [morgendug Og Duft Og Fugle]
- Analysis of Tusind Glæder Rummer Livet