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

O! hvilken Følelse strømmer i dette Bryst!
Løftes mit Væsen fra Støvet til Himmelen?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXaX XXXX XXXa XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 11111111100 101101110 11111 1011111010 111100101 11111010 1010 10010110010 101010011 11110111111 1001 10010101 11101010 101011111 10010 111000111100 1010101010 10100110100 1110 10010000100 101111111 100111101 1001 1110010100 11111101100 1010001110 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; de is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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