This is an analysis of the poem I Anledning Af Professor Oehlenschlägers Erklæring Til Publicum that begins with:

Jo meer jeg tænker paa det store Fald
Af Døgnparnassets Drot, den Fedegode,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110111111 110011100 11011011101 111111011 111111101 1111110111 1101110011 111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 342
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of I Anledning Af Professor Oehlenschlägers Erklæring Til Publicum;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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