Sølvbryllupsvise by Emil Aarestrup: poem analysis

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

Hvad er Kjærligheds Vaar,
Som saa hurtig forgaaer,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX aaXXXXXXXbXXX XXbXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,13,13,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 111010 1101111 111110 1111 111101 10110 11 110110 11 11110 11111 11011 110011 10111 11101110 111101 11101 11111 101111 11 1101111 11 110001 1111 100111 111111 10101 1111111 11111 111110 110111 10110 11 011110 11 10111 11111 110111 10111 101011 111100000 111001 111111 11011 10010 11 11110 11 111011 10101 11011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 299
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; det, st, i are repeated.

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

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

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

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