This is an analysis of the poem Ode Til Tiden that begins with:

Foster af den gamle Evighed!
Underfulde, frygtelige Kæmpe!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXaX XXXX XXXX abXb XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111100 1001001 111111101 101111011 11101110 111110101 101010111 101111011 111110011 11101011 101011111 1111101 11100100 1111011 1111111 111110011 11110110 1011101010 10111111 1111011100 11111101 111001100 110111101 1011010 10110110 1011110 1011111 1110001110 11101101 101001110 11101110 1111101010 1010001 110100010 11101101 1010001010 11100111 111111111 1111101 110011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; paa, din, du, dig, hver are repeated.

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

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

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