Hilsen by Holger Drachmann: poem analysis

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

Se, nu er Vindene milde;
Vaaren har aandet paa Luften,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXaXb bcXXcXXX XXXXXaXb XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 10110110 1011011111 1111101 101010 01111 1011001011 1101101 11011111 1001111 101110011 10011 101101 1011111 0111010011 11011111 111001 10110110 110111011 10101011 101010 10111 1011001011 1101101 1101001 111111 101111101 101011011 101101 10111 1011010110 101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 237
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; d is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase luften connects the lines.

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

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

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