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

'Du skiønne Mai! af Dig jeg veed,
At Poesie er Kiærlighed.'...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
  • Closest metre:
  • Сlosest rhyme:
  • Сlosest stanza type:
  • Guessed form:
  • Metre:
  • Amount of stanzas: 18
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 107
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; om, og, den, dag are repeated.

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

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

    The poet repeated the same words ', de at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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