This is an analysis of the poem Til H. C. Ørsted that begins with:

Du Traaden fandt, en Bro for Tankens Lyn
I alle Tider, ind i Folk og Riger....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101111101 1110111110 1110001101 01111101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

  • summary of Til H. C. Ørsted;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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