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

Bort fra Larm! I Lundens Favn
Vil jeg drømme, sukke, græde,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXXXXXaX XXbXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX cXXXXXXX bXdXXXXd aXaXdcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 11111 11011 1110111 111011 110110 11111 1111110 101101 11111 1010111 1111 111111 11101100 101011 1111000 111101 11100110 11101 11100100 1111111 11011 111101 10101011 1110010 101101 1111101 1111101 1111101 111111 1111100 1111011 110111 111101 111101 101111 101111 1110111 111111 10111010 1110011 11111 111001 111001 111100 11001010 1110010 11101010 111111 1101110 111110 110011 1100110 1010011 1101011 1001101 100001 111100 110101 1010111 111011 1011101 1001011 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 223
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; i, at, du are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words hun, var are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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