This is an analysis of the poem Til Min Søn that begins with:

En Gave her, min Hans! du fik,
Som vel i første Øieblik...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XaaXXX XXXXXX bbXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101 111110 1100100 11010101 1100111 111100 11010010 01011101 11111 11001011 1111101 011100 11010111 011111 11111 11110111 1101101 11111 11000111 11111101 111111 1111100 11000110 11111 0101011 111101110 101010 1110110 1110001 110111 10111111 11010111 1101111 110111 11100010 110111 1101100 1110011 111000 1111100 1111100 1101000
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • 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; du is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines rt is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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