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

Skal jeg da skylde dig mit Væsens hele Vel?
Vil du min takkebundne Siel...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XaXa XXXXXX bXXX bbXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111111111 1011001 11011 1111100 111111101 10111101 11111001 110111111 11010101 1111111 100111 11111110 1010011111 110110 111110111 11010101 11011100 111111110 11110101 1010010111 10010000 10111111010 111110110 101111110 110100 1111101000 111001101 11011010 11101111100 110101110 1101010100 11111110111 11101110011 110111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; og is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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