Aftenlandskab by Hans Christian Andersen: poem analysis

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

See Solen gaaer ned i det deiligste Rødt,
I Stakker staaer Høet og dufter saa sødt....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101111101 1101111011 111111111 11010101 11010110 111100101 011010111 1110 110110111 110111111 111111 110101100 110001011 110111111 01111101 1111 11011101 01110111 0111110 110101101 110110101 11101100 1111101 11101 11001011010 11011011010 11110111 1111111 110101111 11110111 11010100 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 279
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines dt, i, s, k, d are repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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