Dandse, Dandse Dukke Min! by Hans Christian Andersen: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Dandse, Dandse Dukke Min! that begins with:

Dandse, dandse Dukke min!
Nei, hvor Frøkenen er fiin!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXXXXXXA XXXXXXbb AXXXXXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 111001 1000100 1111101 10111 101111 1011101 1111 001100 101111 1011011 1010011 101110 101111 11111 101111 1111 101100 1011111 1001111 1111 101001 1010011 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 205
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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; er is 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 r is repeated).

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  • summary of Dandse, Dandse Dukke Min!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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