Præludium [jeg Satte Mig Ned Mod Aftenstund] by Holger Drachmann: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Præludium [jeg Satte Mig Ned Mod Aftenstund] that begins with:

Jeg satte mig ned mod Aftenstund,
lod Tiden forbi mig glide,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaaa XbcX XXXX XacX XXaX XdXd ebeb XaXa XXXX XdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111100 1101011 11011111 0111111 1011101 1111010 1111110101 1101000 110111101 11001111 1111101 11111 1011101 0111111 10110101 110001 1101101 1110101 111101111 11111 1101100 11001011 111110101 1111 1101011 110110110 110111101111 11111010 1111111 111111 11101101 11000111 110110100 11111111 1101111111 110101 1111101 11000011 1101111111 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; mig, de, jeg, side, til are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Præludium [jeg Satte Mig Ned Mod Aftenstund];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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