Til Nanna [du, Som For Ulykkeliges Vee] by Jens Baggesen: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Til Nanna [du, Som For Ulykkeliges Vee] that begins with:

Du, som for Ulykkeliges Vee
Blot Medlidenhedens Varme kiender -...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXXXXXXXXbbXXXXbXXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011100001 110000110 01101011 11101011 10101001 11111101 11101111 11111111 11111111 101111101 10111011 11111111 10110111 111111110 101101000 1110111010 11111101 1010101 11011011 10100111 11111110 101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 773
  • Average number of words per stanza: 156
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; den, ei, frygt, og are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines nder, nker, rer are repeated).

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  • summary of Til Nanna [du, Som For Ulykkeliges Vee];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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