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

Hæv, kjælne Cither, nu din Røst!
Igjennem Ruden Lampen skimter;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXaX XXXX aXXX XbbX XXXb cXXc XXXX XaaX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111 100101010 1101111110 1110111 1101111 11101110 10110110 11011101 100011 11011100 100110010 11011101 11110 1101011 11011101 111011111 110111010 01111000 01110100 1101001 11010111 111110 110101010 11011100 011110 1111111111 11010111 1001111 011010 11110110 1111111100 10111110 11111101 11101100 110101010 111111 11011100 111111010 11111010 1111111 11011101 11011101 11011110 11011111 1101111 1101110 11111110 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • 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; h, v, du are repeated.

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

    The author used the same words o, du at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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