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

Om Aft'nen i det lille, snevre Kammer,
Naar Alt er stille, i mit Bryst det flammer!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbXX XXXXaa XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111110 110111111110 11110111 111111111 111111011 101101010 110101111 1111111 101011111111 101111 1101011100 11110111110 11111011 111111110 111111100 11101101 111011111 111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 241
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; jeg, den are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines den is repeated).

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

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