This is an analysis of the poem Sang Til Den Kjære Oldemoer A. C. D. Drewsen that begins with:

Og nu en Sang for Oldemoer,
Den Milde, Kloge, Kjære!...

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: XXXXaXXX bXbXXXbX aXaXXXXX cdcdXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111100 1111 111111 100111 110111 11110 1111110 010101 10000101 111101 111101 110010 1101011 11011 11011101 10110 10111101 111111 111101 11101 1011010 1111010 1100100 0101110 1110111 11110 11001100 111110 1101011 111010 11101101 1100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 220
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; de is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase seer connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Sang Til Den Kjære Oldemoer A. C. D. Drewsen;
  • 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