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

Her under Nathimlens rolige Skygge
Vil vi, o! Frihed, dit Tempel opbygge,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXX XXX aaXXXBX XBX XXXXXXX XXX ccXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,3,7,3,7,3,7,3,7,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010100101 1111011010 1011001 1011011 101111011 101111001 101111011 1 101111001 101111011 11111101 111100111 111100111 101111110 100110100 10110110110 10011101 1 10110110110 10011101 11111011 1011001100 11100111 10011110 10110111 1011011011 10011111 1 1011011011 10011111 11110111110 11111110 1011111001 110101111 110101111 111101001 11011101 1 10111111 101010101 111101111 1111011 110101101 101111010 11101111 101111001 101111011 1 101111001 101111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; vi, og, re are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines rdet, re are repeated).

    The poet repeated the same words staae, forgaae, skjold, favn at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Studentervise;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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