This is an analysis of the poem Til Mig Selv that begins with:

Er dit Kammer dig et Hi,
Hvor som Bjørn paa Lab du suger?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXXXXX bXcbXXXdX bXXbcXaeX aXXacXXXX cXXXXXXXX aXXXXXXXc XXXeXfffd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110111 11111010 11101110 1110 011111 01111 1110111 0110111 1010110 1001001 110111 01101001 1001111 110101 11111 1011011 111011 1111001 1010111 101011 1010001 1110001 11111 1011101 1110001 101101 101100 111111 1111111 101101 111111 1010111 101101 110100 1111101 111011 0110111 1010110 101110 1000111 0011111 1011110 1110110 11011110 1010111 111111 1111110 1011110 1110 1011101 1111110 111111 1111111 1011111 1110111 1011111 1111101 1111101 110011 111111 1100111 1111011 101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 257
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 63
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; er, din, kket, du, lger, af are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Til Mig Selv;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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