This is an analysis of the poem Sulamiths Sang I Skovduelunden that begins with:

Jeg sidder bag Viingaardens Hegn, naar Dagen er heed;
Jeg svaler mig Kinden i Viinløvsalenes Skygger....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX bXbX bXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101100111001 1101101100010 110101111001 111100111010 11110011101 110110011101 110101011001 11101101110 1100101111001 1100101111010 11011011001 11010110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; jeg is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word jeg is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Sulamiths Sang I Skovduelunden;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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