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

Jeg stod, paa Bredden af Castale,
Ved Phoebi Thrones Fod engang;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXaX XbXXXXXXXXXX XXXXcdcXXeXXXecX XXabXeXXXXcdXXXeXXaX XXXdXXXXXXcXXdXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,12,16,20,16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110110 11010110 11111111 11010111 11111101 110111 110101111 1001111 1111101 111011 111111 1111101 110111010 1100100 1110110 1110100 1111111 111111 0110011 11110111 1110100 1011111 11111111 11010111 1111110 11011111 11111010 110111 11111010 11101101 111111 11010001 11011100 1111101 111101110 11010001 1111110 11011100 11100101 11111101 110100110 11110111 111111100 1100111 111101100 1111011 11011110 10110101 1101100 11111101 1111110 111111 01110011 11111 1101111 11100111 11010010 1110101 010110000 1111011 1001101 110111 1101101 11110111 11010100 111011 11111110 11101 11010111 1110101 01000110 1101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 437
  • Average number of words per stanza: 90
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • 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:

    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; n, og are repeated.

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

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

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

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

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