Fregattens Hjemkomst by Christian Winther: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Fregattens Hjemkomst that begins with:

Saae du Fregatten, Pige!
Rask for strygende Vind...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa XXXX Abab cXXX AXaX XbXb XXXX XXaX XXXc XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001 11101 110001 101101 111110 110101 101110 11101 11111 1101 100011 101111 111111 11111 101111 111111 11111 11111 1011011 1110 10101 11001 101011 1111 111111 110101 11101 11101 1011110 11001 1110110 1111011 101111 10101 11111 10111 11111 11111 1011 1001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 101
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

    The author used the same word saae 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 Fregattens Hjemkomst;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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