Til Kronprindsen by Jens Baggesen: poem analysis

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

Lad Kampens Helt, i Vaabens Larm,
Paa Brødres Liig,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabXcdX XXXdbXXX XXaXXXXX XXXXXXXX dXXXXeXe XcXcXXdb fdfdgXgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 111 1111101 11 1111111 111 11011111 1110 111011 1110 1010100 111 1110101 1111 110110 011 1101101 1101 101011 1111 11010111 111 1101100 0111 10011110 1101 11100101 1100 1110011 1101 11011101 110 1111111 1111 1111000 1101 111011 010 11010110 1111 10110011 1101 1111111 1101 11010011 1100 11010011 111 110111 1101 111011 1101 1111111 1101 1111101 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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; ei, og are repeated.

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

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