Hør Spurven Derude by Hans Christian Andersen: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Hør Spurven Derude that begins with:

Hør Spurven derude,
Den sang ved Rude:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 1111 1111 111110 11010 111 1110111 11100111 1110111 111101 11111 111 101 11101 1011 101 1111101 1111101 11111 1110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 220
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • 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; paa, vi, flyve are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Hør Spurven Derude;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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