This is an analysis of the poem Aftenstunden that begins with:
Vandringsmanden:
Bølge, Du grumme, Du stolte, Du vilde,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X Xabb X aa ccXXcc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,1,2,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1000 1010101 101001111 11010101 11101100 10 10101101 11011111 1011101 111001 11111100 1001111010 11111101 1110111
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 85
- Average number of words per stanza: 16
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; du is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Aftenstunden;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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