Minonas Fraværelse by Jens Baggesen: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Minonas Fraværelse that begins with:

Fra den sørgende Stund, da Minona forlod dine Bredde,
Tonende Hyla! din Lunds jublende Sangerske tav;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111001011 10101110101 1100101011010 1100111010110 10101110110110 11100110011 1111011101111 11001111101 11110010001100 1010010111101 01110111111111 1110111111010 1111011100101 111011100101 1111011110011 101011100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 850
  • Average number of words per stanza: 146
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9

  • 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; i, minona, da, skal are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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