Selvfornægtelse by Jens Baggesen: poem analysis

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

Hvi vil jeg forsætlig aldrig ende
Marteren, mig qvæler hende nær?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXXXXaXaXXXXXXbXbXXXXXbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 28,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 1001111 11011111 111010110 1111100 111100101 111111 111011 111010110 11101011 10110110 11111110110 1110100 1111101 1110111000 111111101 11001111 111010111 11111111 101111 101011110 11111101 1111110 111010110 111011111 11100101 11111101 101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1045
  • Average number of words per stanza: 189
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; jeg, heller, min, bort, med, der are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words jeg, bort, naar are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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