This is an analysis of the poem Der Var Saa Ængsteligt I Haven! that begins with:
Der var saa ængsteligt i Haven!
Den Luft var som en Marmor graa;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXaX XXXX bcbX XcXc XXXX XXdX XddX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11110110 11111101 11011110 1101101 1101111 111111010 11111111 111101 110011011 1101111 111100101 11011101 1111111 111111 1110101 1101111 111111110 11101011 1010010000 1011111 1111110 1111011111 10110110 111111 1111110 1111111110 110100010 1111101
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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; mig, den are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word at is repeated.
The author used the same word den at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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More information about poems by Christian Winther
- Analysis of Det Danske
- Analysis of Det Danske Rigsvaaben
- Analysis of Det Er Jo, Som Jeg Tidt Har Sagt
