Ding, Dang, Klokkeklang! by Christian Winther: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Ding, Dang, Klokkeklang! that begins with:

Ding, Dang,
Klokkeklang!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbXcXXXXb AXXXXXXXXX aXXXXXXXXX aXXXXXXcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 100 1101110 111 111 1101000 01010101 1111001 1111111 111110 11 100 11111 111 111 111011 1111101 11111111 11011101 11101 11 10 111010 111 1101 1101100 011111 0111111 1100111 1100000 11 100 11111 1111 111 101111 11010111 1001111 11111101 111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 247
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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 de, jeg are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Ding, Dang, Klokkeklang!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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