En Ynglings Sang Om Sjælland by Adam Oehlenschläger: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem En Ynglings Sang Om Sjælland that begins with:

I første Tider,
Da Aser droge...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXXXXXXcXXXXXXXXXXXXbXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXdXXXXXXXbXXXdXXbXXdXXXXXXXaXXXXXXXXcXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 78,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110 1101 111 11010 100 11 11010 100 100 1110 1110 1100 111 111 111 1110 111 1110 1110 1100 110 11 1111 111 101 11110 1100 101 101 111 11 1110 11010 111 11 111 11 100 1100 11011 111000 1000 111 11 10 1110 1010 1110 11 110 111 11 1101 110 111 11010 110 111 111 110 1100 111 1110 101 111 101 1100 1100001 0110 1001 1010 11 111 1110 110 1010 101 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 224
  • Amount of lines: 78
  • Average number of symbols per line: 14 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3

  • 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.

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  • summary of En Ynglings Sang Om Sjælland;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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