This is an analysis of the poem Til En Ukiendt Dannemø that begins with:

Saae jeg Dig paa Jorden nogensinde
Balders skiulte himmelske Veninde?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX XXXXXXXXXXXX XaXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,12,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110100 1011010 11011011 1111101 1011101 10111100 11101111 1100111 111110100 1110110110 111111100 10111110 11010111 11101011 1111111 11101101 11001111 111111111 111010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 227
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; paa is repeated.

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

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

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

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