Afskeden by Jens Baggesen: poem analysis

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

Lyksalighed, min Strøm! trods hver Moral-Pedant,
Fra Zeno til den ellers viise Kant,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXaXXXX XXXXXXaXXXXXXXbbXXXXcXXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,25,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100011111010 110111011 01010111010 1101011110 11110101 111101111 111111111 11111001 100101111 1101100111 10111110110 1101110100 111111010 110101111 1011111001 11011011 1111111001 1100111101 1111111110 1001111101 100111011 1111110110 101111111 111111011 1101110 100010100 1101011101 1111111001 1101111110 11111100100 111110111 1111111111010 11110011100 11111111111 1101111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 715
  • Average number of words per stanza: 137
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • 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; i, og, elsk are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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