This is an analysis of the poem Aften-Sang that begins with:
Hvor sødt i Sommer-Aftenstunden,
Naar Solen mat til Hvile gaaer,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXXaa XXXXXX XXXXbX XaXaXX cXXXXc XXXXXX bXbXcX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111101000 1101111 11011100 011001 111011 11100101 1111011 111111 1110111 1110100 1111001 1101100 11010100 10010101 11011111 1100011 11111100 1111101 1111011 1111011 1111101 111101 11111101 11011110 11111011 11010101 11111111 1110111 11111101 111011 111011 1110001 11011101 1101111 11011100 10111100 11111110 1011011 11111110 1101111 1111011 10111101
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 207
- Average number of words per stanza: 37
- Amount of lines: 42
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; den, mig are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words naar, som, ja are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Aften-Sang;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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