Vaarsang I Høst by Christian Winther: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Vaarsang I Høst that begins with:

Hist ude er koldt; og med Smerte
Seer Linden ned til sit faldende Haar;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaXXA XXXXaXXA XXXXaXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101111 110111101 101011111 1101101 110111 111001 11010 10111011 11111111 11011111 1111101 111101 11111011 1101101 11010 10111011 11111111 11111111 1111111 1111010 11111011 1111011 11010 11111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 253
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og is repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word sang 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 Vaarsang I Høst;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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