Til Saxo Grammaticus by Adam Oehlenschläger: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Til Saxo Grammaticus that begins with:

Gamle Foliobog! nu lukker jeg dit Pergament-Bind;
Reist har jeg langt nok med dig, siddende stil paa min Stol;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100110111001 10111111101111 1111011101011 111111110101 111100111111101 111111010111100 1111010110010 10111111110 11101111110101 1111011111101 1011111111101 11100101111 11100101001110 1111111101 111011110110110 1011100101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 908
  • Average number of words per stanza: 169
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 56 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11

  • 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; dig, jeg, med, mig are repeated.

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

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

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