Serenade by Christian Winther: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Serenade that begins with:

Hvor er Du, Camilla?
Luk Vinduet op!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb XcdX XeXe XXfX XXXc XgXX AXfX XXXX XcdX AXXX XXXX XXXX XgXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100010 1101 110110 11001 110100 11111 100110 1101 110110 11011 1111 111 01011 1101 011111 111 010110 1101 100010 11011 111 1101 11010 111 111010 1101 1111111 11101 0110 1111 11011 11011 0111 011111 1010 0111111 111010 111111 10111 1101 10011 1101111 11110 11001 11111 1101 1111 11101 11111 11001 11110 1101 110110 1101 11011 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 86
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; du, de are repeated.

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

    The author used the same words du, kom 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 Serenade;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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