This is an analysis of the poem Selvindbydelse [cicilia! Jeg Zittrer Ved] that begins with:

Cicilia! jeg zittrer ved
Den gyselige Muelighed,...

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: XXXXXXXXX XXXaXXXXaXXXaXXbbXaXXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,31,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001101 1100100 1110101 1111110 11111100 111111000 110111 110111100 11111010 110111 1111111 11011101 11111111 11011011 1111111 111110 11011111 1011111 110111100 1110001 111101010 11010111 111011 111001100 1111111 11111001 1111111 10110101 11111100 11111010 1101111 1111100 11010111 11111110 11101110 111101110 11011101 1101111 1001111 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 606
  • Average number of words per stanza: 128
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; for, og, n, jeg are repeated.

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

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

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

  • summary of Selvindbydelse [cicilia! Jeg Zittrer Ved];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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