Nytaars-Aften 1848 by Hans Christian Andersen: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Nytaars-Aften 1848 that begins with:

Farvel, farvel, Du gamle Aar,
Din Bortgangs Skaal vi drikke!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XaaaXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010011 110111 11011001 110101 1111101 111001 01110111 010111 1101110 1111 1111111 11011 10011101 1111 11011100 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 221
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; fred is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words din, du, fred are repeated.

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

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