This is an analysis of the poem Til Augusta that begins with:

Du, hvis Moders Himmelharpetoner,
Mens den unge Digters Taarer flød,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXaXXXXb XcXcaXXX XbXXXXXd eXeXfXfX XdXdXXXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110100000 11110101 1111101010 111011101 011000100 1111110 111110111 111011100 111101010 111110001 111111010 11110110 011111110 111101 101100110 10101001 011011101 10011101 1110111 111110101 011111010 10001011 111111010 01101101 110110101 1011111 10111111 11011001 10111100 100011100 11100100 11111111 101111101 101011101 11001111 111011111 101111111 11111101 110110101 111011011 101111111 11100011 1001111 110010111 111110111 100110100 11010111 11110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 297
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • 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; d, som, dig, din are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word har at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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