Abc-Bogen by Hans Christian Andersen: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Abc-Bogen that begins with:

A. Amme.
En Amme gaaer i Søndagsklæder,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX aXa bXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXa XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXa XXX XXX XcX Xdd XXX XcX bXX XXa XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01 111110 11010101 11 111111 10111101 1010 01010101 11011101 110 1101101 11111101 1100 11001101 11010101 110 101101 1111110 110 11011111 111111 110 10110111 11010001 11 11011011111 1111010111 111 1101010 1101111 1110 1111110 111111001 1100 1111100 11101001 110 10110111 111111 1100 1111101 1111100 11 11011001 1111011011 11 1110111 1111011 1100 11011100 01101100 11 1111110 10111110 1100100 10011101 11110001 110 11010111 11110011 110 1101110 11111010 1 1101111011 11011110010 1100 10100111001 101111101 1 110111 11111101 1 111111010 1111011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 25
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 77
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 75
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; vor, l, g, qv, sel, et are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines der, sen, lorgnet, morgensol, pande, rundetaarn are repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase columbus connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Abc-Bogen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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