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

Ægypteren ved Nilen gaaer,
Glad ved den rige Høst, som kommer,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXXXXX XaXXXaXXX XXXXXXbXX XXXXbbXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001101 11111110 110001101 1011110 111011111 1101011100 10011 10011 111110100 11010111 1101010 110110 110011 11110110 100111110 10110 11101 11111010 1111110 11111111 11011100 11011110 1101011101 11111101 1111 1110 11111010 1100110 1111011 11101111 111111 1100111 110111111 10101 11101 11011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 302
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; den, at are repeated.

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

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

    The poet repeated the same word danmark at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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