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

Lad Venus mig en Huldgudinde sende;
Ei Venus selv skal kunne lokke mig;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXXXbcXXXXXXcXXXXXXXXXXXbXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 56,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111001 11011111 11100111 11111111 1101111100 1101110100 1111111000 100111011 1101110110 10111100 1111110010 11101111 111110110 10011101111 1011010111 111111101 111101111101 111100011 1001111111 01111100 011111111 1111010 0111110101 0101011101 01010111101 111101010 11111101 10111011 11010100111 101111111 110111011 1011110011 1101011110 1111011001 111111 1101110000 111111111 11111010 0111111 1101111110 1001110111 100111111 0111110111 1101001101 111110110 110111101 111110110 101111011 1111111 111101011111 11111111 101101111 110101101 110101101 11011111 1010101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2255
  • Average number of words per stanza: 419
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; ved, dig, du, vil, jeg are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words du, endski, og are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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