This is an analysis of the poem Til Augusta Meier that begins with:

Lille Guste! vær ei vred paa mig
For de Kys og Favntag, dig velsigne!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX XXXX aXaX XXXX XXXb XbaX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111 101110110 011110111 11111111 101100001 10111111 111011100 10011011000 11011111 111110101 10110111 111110111 11101111 11111101 111110001 101111001 11101011 1011100 111111001 111111110 111011100 111011110 1110111 1010101110 11101101 111100010 11111101 11110001 11110110 111110101 111001110 11101111 111110 111011001 111111 10111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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, dig, der, mig, som, re are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Til Augusta Meier;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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