Vaar-Sang by Adam Oehlenschläger: poem analysis

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

Nu er da Vaaren kommen,
Nu er os Busken Læe;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXaXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXabXb XXbXXXXc XaaXXXXX XXXXXXXc XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011010 101100 1100010 11111 110110 11101 110110 1101 1100010 11101 11111 11111 1101100 110101 11110 11101 1111 111111 1101110 101111 1111110 11011 111100 1110 10111 010111 010111 01111 11100 110111 010111 01111 1101100 11100 1111010 1110 110101 11011 1101110 111111 110110 11101 0111 11111 1101110 110111 110110 1001111 1111110 11110 110101 111101 11111 11001 111101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 217
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • 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; som, kan, du, i, k are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words nu, det, du, i are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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