I Hælen Sverdet Følger by Hans Adolph Brorson: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem I Hælen Sverdet Følger that begins with:

I Hælen Sverdet følger,
Og for os har vi Bølger....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXbXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXbXXbXXaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,11,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 111111 1101111 110111 11101 111010 111101 111101 1111101 110111 110111 1111100 101110 110111 110111 10111 11111 111110 1111110 10111101 11111111 110110 101110 1100110 100111 110111 111111 111111 11110 11011 1111111 11100111 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 284
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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 poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word hvad is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of I Hælen Sverdet Følger;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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