This is an analysis of the poem Hvad Jeg Elsker that begins with:

Jeg elsker Havet, naar det stormer vildt!
Jeg elsker det, naar Fladen ligger mildt,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXaaXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101011101 1101110101 1101011101 110101101 01101011 110101100 11111111 11001111 11101111 11111011 1101110101 11010111111 110100011 1101011101 110101111 110001111 110101111 1101101101 1101011101 110111011 1111111111 1101111111 110101111 110111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 918
  • Average number of words per stanza: 173
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; jeg, elsker, hader are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Hvad Jeg Elsker;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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