Jeg Reiste Mig Saa Let Fra Smertebaaren by Christian Winther: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Jeg Reiste Mig Saa Let Fra Smertebaaren that begins with:

Jeg reiste mig saa let fra Smertebaaren,
Jeg kastede mit Klædemon, det tunge;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111111000 1101111011 11011101 111111110 1111011110 1111110001 111111101 11011110100 1111111 1111111010 1111001 11001011 11110111110 11111110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • 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; jeg, de, min are repeated.

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

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

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