Da Hun Skulde Reise by Jens Baggesen: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Da Hun Skulde Reise that begins with:

Hvad Mørke for min Siel udbreder sig!
Afgrundens mørke Nat forfærder mig;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXXXXXXXXXaaXXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111001 10011101 111111110 1111111110 111111110 110111110 1111111 110011111 1111111110 110111101 1110110110 11010011010 111110111 11111111 1111110111 11010111 100111101 1101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 749
  • Average number of words per stanza: 146
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; og, fryd are repeated.

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

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

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