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

'- Frihed, synger Du, April!
med nyfødt Grønt og Sommer-Smiil.'...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
  • Closest metre:
  • Сlosest rhyme:
  • Сlosest stanza type:
  • Guessed form:
  • Metre:
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 495
  • Average number of words per stanza: 95
  • Amount of lines: 172
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; en, og, i, med, det, er, jeg, ', den, for, han, de, vil, h are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words h, den, synger are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines m, k, n are repeated).

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

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