Vise by Hans Christian Andersen: poem analysis

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

Min Ven, lad Alt Dig more!
Søg Smaafolk blandt de Store,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaX XXXX XXXX XXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 110101 110111 111111 11111 101101 110110 110110 11011 011111 101111 011111 11011 1111 11111 111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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; pjalt, en are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word vi is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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