This is an analysis of the poem Phantasie Ved Vesterhavet [er Disse Høie, Sorte Masser Fjelde? ] that begins with:

Er disse høie, sorte Masser Fjelde?
Nei! fremad styrte de med Vælde,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXaabbXXXXXXXXXXXaXXXaXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 38,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111101 1101011 11101111 11110 011111101 1111111101 110101111 11111100 110111 1001011101 1100111101 1101111 1100101101 101 1111101 11101 1000101 111011 110110111 111101 111101101 1111111001 1111011111 1110101100 111100111001 101101 11011111111 101 11101011011 11011111 111111111 10110111 110101110 1111110010 1101111110 11010 111111111 1111011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1387
  • Average number of words per stanza: 279
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; h, paa, hvor are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words hvad, den, hvor are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ve, de are repeated).

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

  • summary of Phantasie Ved Vesterhavet [er Disse Høie, Sorte Masser Fjelde? ];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Hans Christian Andersen