This is an analysis of the poem Min Reisestund Sig Nærmer that begins with:

Min Reisestund sig nærmer, -
Farvel, Du favre Jord!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XaXa XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011 100101 11010 111111 11011111 110111 111111 110111 111010 111111 110101 111101 1110110 11111 1100110 110111 110101 110011 11011 110101 11111 100111 11111 111101 1101100 1111 11110 111111 11101 111010 11011 110111 110111 11010 110101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 95
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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; d, der are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Min Reisestund Sig Nærmer;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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