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

O! min Kummers Nat er brat forsvunden!
Glædens Sol er pludselig oprunden,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXaX XXXXXX XbXb XXXXXXXXaXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,4,16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101100 110100100 110010111 101100110 1110111010 110000101 111100010 1101100010 1111011111 111110101 101111110 11101111 1110110111 10010101 111010100 1011111 11101101 11101100 011010011 101010011 111100 111010101 11 110 1010 101111111 111011 111011 1110111 1110111 111101 1011001 1111110 11111010 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 277
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less 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; som, stille, var, dit are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines dme is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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