This is an analysis of the poem Torqvato Tasso that begins with:

Kom Tasso! — bød Hesperien med Fryd -
Kom Digterkonning! og bestig din Throne!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX aXaX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110011 1100011011 11000101 101101110 1010101111 1111111 110111101 11111110000 111110100 111111011 110001111 10111100100 1111101101 111101011 110111001 111100111 110001110 1001111110 110111111 11011101100 1101011111 11000111010 1100010110 1110001010 111111101 1100011110 1001110 11111100 1010111101 011101001 11101100 111001000
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 161
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; det is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words kom, og, her are repeated.

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

  • summary of Torqvato Tasso;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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