Serenade by Jens Baggesen: poem analysis

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

Lyt, Elskede! lyt!
Hør, Kierlighed kalder...

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: XXXXX XXXXX abXba XXXXX cXXXc XXXXX XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 110010 11010 110111110 11 1101 11111 11001 1111011111 11 11011 11111 111 110101101 11 1101 1101 1110 1111101011 10 11101 110110 110110 110110110110 11 11010 10111 11111 111011111 11 11010 11111 11001 11011101 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; r, elsker, jeg are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines elsker, mme are repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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