This is an analysis of the poem Den Forgiæves Anraabelse that begins with:

Tre Gange jeg i Morges anraabt har
Den yndigste blandt alle skiønne Muser...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXXXXXXaXXXXXXXXXXbXXXXXbabXa XXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 32,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110101 11011110 1111011011010 111001111 1111001011100 11101111 11000101111 1111011 11111101 1110110110 111011110 1101111 1111101 10011111 110111011 111110011 110110011 1111111011 1101110100 1001011111 1011011110 11111101 110101100110 1101110111 111111010 11110111010 11110101 1101010101 1111100010 10011111 101101110 11010000010 111110110 111101111 1111011 11111010 111111010 110111010 11111100100 110111000 1011011100 11011001 1101011 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 843
  • Average number of words per stanza: 160
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; de, ved, lidt are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ie, de, rst are repeated).

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

  • summary of Den Forgiæves Anraabelse;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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