This is an analysis of the poem Sang that begins with:

Venus smiler, Bacchus leer;
Bort med Sorg og Klage!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX aXX XXXX XXX XXXX XXa XXXX bbX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,4,3,4,3,4,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 11111 1010110 1011 1010100 101111 111101 1011101 11100 1111111 111 111011 1111111 101010 1110111 11101 1101010 10101 10111 1101100 10110010 1110101 111100 1011100 101000 11111 101111 1111111 1010101 11111 1010110 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 94
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; og, de are repeated.

    The author used the same word viin at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word de at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

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