Soldaten by Hans Christian Andersen: poem analysis

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

Med dæmpede Hvirvler Trommerne gaa,
ak, skal vi dog aldrig til Stedet naa,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX aaXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 1111101101 11111111 11111111 111101101 101110111 11011010 11011100 11111111 11011111 011111 1011101 1111011 0111110 01011011 11111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; de is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words jeg, de are repeated.

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

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

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

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