This is an analysis of the poem Hvor Jeg Af Længsel Bæver that begins with:

Hvor jeg af Længsel bæver
Hist i den kolde Nat,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XXXX XXXX XXXX bcbc XXXX XdXd XXXX XXXX XXXX cXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 11111 11111 11111101 1101010 110101 1100010 11101 1111 110101 11001 11110 110101 110111 11101 11111 110110 111110 1011010 110101 110100 11011 11111 110111 111111 1111011 11111 01001 111110 11100 111111100 1111 11111 111101 11111 110111 11011 111101 11111 11111 111101 11111 11001 101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 92
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same words ei, og 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 Hvor Jeg Af Længsel Bæver;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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