This is an analysis of the poem Ønskerne that begins with:

En lang, en sygelig Drømmervei,
Derom, Alfader, jeg beder Dig ei;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXaX bbcc XXXX Xaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110010 1010011011 11011101 11011101 11111101 1101001111 110111100 110010111100 111111 111111101 1101101101 110110111 1111111 111111011 1111011011 11011101 111101101 01011111 111111111 1100001011 1111010 11111111 11110101 1111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; den is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word lad 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 Ønskerne;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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