Vandrerens Sang by Hans Christian Andersen: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Vandrerens Sang that begins with:

Hvor Stormen løfter høit sin stærke Stemme,
Hvor Bølgen svulmer paa det stolte Hav,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XaaX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 11101111 111111111 111101 110111111 110111111 1111111101 111101 1111110001 011101101 1111110111 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 161
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; dig, bort are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word glemme at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Vandrerens Sang;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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