Vi Lo Jo Før Saa Længe by Holger Drachmann: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Vi Lo Jo Før Saa Længe that begins with:

Vi lo jo før saa længe,
Og spandt paa Glædens Traad,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXa bXXXXXXa XbXXXXXX
  • 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 11111 111101 1111 1101010 111111 1101110 110111 11111 110111 110101 1101 111110 1111101 111110 111111 10011 110101 100101 11001 1101010 110101 1111010 1011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 214
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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