Vandring I Skoven by Hans Christian Andersen: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Vandring I Skoven that begins with:

Min søde Brud, min unge Viv,
Min Kjærlighed, mit Liv!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAbbXcdX XXcXbbAa eedXXXAA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 1101111 11010111 110101 11001100 11111 1100110 11101 11111 111101 10111101 1110 1100111 101101 111111 11001111 0011111 110001 1111011 01101 110011 111101 111111 1101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 216
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; min, som are repeated.

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

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

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