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

Den eensomme Skov
Gienlød af forelskede Toner;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXXa bXbbXXX XXXXXXX baXbXXX cXXXXXX dadXaXX eXaeXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX cXXXXXX XXXXdXX XaXXaXX XXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 1110010 11011001 1111001 10010010 1101010 1001010 1101 1111011 100101 111111 11111110 11011111 0111001 01111 111101 1111111 1111101 1101111 1111001 11010111 11011 1010110 1011101 11011011 101111100 11011010 111011 11011 1111011 11111010 11111 11001011 1101011 111111 1001 11110 11111010 101010 110111010 110110110 01001010 11101 1001110 1111100 10011101 1101011 111111 11011101 111 1111101 1111111 1101111 1111111 111010 1111111 1001 11111 111111 110111 11111 1101111 1111011 11011 1111010 110101 11011011 11010010 111111 111011 11001 1101011 11011010 11011 1100101 10011011 1110101 1101 11100010 1110001 10011010 11011010 01110011 110101 1111 10111010 1111011 1100111 1111110 110111110 110110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 91
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; og, hvor, hun, den are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines nne, kked, d, gte are repeated).

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

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

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