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

Tak for Bægret af din Kilde,
Eremit, for dine Frugter,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX XXaX XXXX XXXX XbXb XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 1001110 11100011 11101010 111011 111110 1101111 111100 1110011 100011 111011 111011 1111010 10111 1101111010 1000111 1010100101 10111010 1111110 100110 0011010 1110100 1101101 101101 11101100 0011101 11101100 1000100 0111111 10101001 11101010 11111 1011110 0111000 1100110 101001100 11111 100111 111111 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; for, du, jeg are repeated.

    The author used the same word tak 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 Eremitten;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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