This is an analysis of the poem Dansk Tranqvebar-Viise that begins with:

Jeg lever, rolig og munter, her
Saa luunt i Jordklodens anden Ende;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXXXb cacaddX XbXXeXf dXXXXXf gXgXXXh aXgbXXX eXeXXXh XXgXXXf XdddXXf hXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101100 111100101 11111000 11011111 111101111 111101001 1101 1101111 11101110 110011111 110101110 1111011110 11111110 1110 11110111 1110101 11001111 111101011 11011111 1101101 1101 11110011 11110111 110111110 111101110 1110100010 1111011010 111 111111011 1111011 11111111 110111000 110111110 111011110 111 11111110 110001110 10111101 11111101 11111111 111111101 111 111101011 1111011000 111011111 101100110 11110111 100101001 111 11111101 1011011010 1111111 1011101010 1101011100 111101110 1011 110100111 11010111 1111111 1010101 111111111 110011111 111 110101101 01011101 10010110 110001101 101001010 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 69
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; jeg, og, r, den, o are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word man 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 ger is repeated).

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

  • summary of Dansk Tranqvebar-Viise;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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