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

Den Sindets Ro, som jeg skal aldrig smage,
Den Munterhed, som Himlen nægted mig,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX XbXX XaXa XXXX XXXX XXXb cXXX XXcX XXXb XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101111101 110011011 1101011 10011100 1110011111 110110111 110111111 110101111 11111011 101101 111011110 100101001 11111111 01101101 1111010111 111111011 1101010111 1011001 1111111001 111111101 11111100 100111110 101111101 1111011101 1110111010 101101101 11011101010 1111111 11010111010 11101001 11111101110 11101011 1111111 110101000 1111111 111110001 11010111010 101111001 1111110 1101111100 1111111110 010101001 111101001 11010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; skal, jeg, og, i are repeated.

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

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

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