This is an analysis of the poem Hellebeks Harpe that begins with:

Sapphisk Ode til Ernst, Greve af Schimmelmann
Schimmelmann, din Lyra jeg fandt (o Held mig!)...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011111100 10011011111 11110011010 101111010 1010 10111110110 10010011010 100000111 10010 1110101110 1011001110 1111001110 1010 11111111110 11010011010 10111011100 11100 111110000110 111001010 10011111100 1010 101111110 1110011011 1010011110 10010 1010101010 1111000111 10100111011 10110 11110011110 1010010110 10010111110 1010 1011001100 111101110 110001010 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more 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, h are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase schimmelmann connects the lines.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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