Til Hende by Hans Christian Andersen: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Til Hende that begins with:

Du spurgte: „Hvad er Deres bedste Sang?
Den bedste Sang, faaer jeg den ei at høre?"...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXXaXaXXXXXXXXXXXbbX Xcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,21,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101011 1111111110 1110111110 111111111101 11011111 1111101010 101111101 10111101000 11111001 1111100110 010111011 11101101 1111010101 11011100110 1111011111 1111010110110 1111010101 1110111101 1100111 11111011111 111111101 1111101 11011100111 01111111 111111111 1101010011 011110101 1011011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 401
  • Average number of words per stanza: 78
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • 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; jeg, dig, i, du are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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