This is an analysis of the poem Lille Viggo that begins with:

Lille Viggo, vil Du ride Ranke?
Sæt Dig paa mit Knæ, Du søde Dreng!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXab cdcd XeXe cXcX XXXX cbXX XbXX XeXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101011 1111111011 111011111 11110111 0111100010 101111101 1111110 1110111 111110001 111010101 101010101 10101111 1110101110 101111101 110101110 101011100 10111111 00110111 10111001 1011010 11110110 11101111 111111010 1101011 01111110 11111111 111011110 11111100 11111011 101110111 10101111 1011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • 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; du, de, er are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word lad is repeated.

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

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

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