This is an analysis of the poem Til Søvnen [eeneste Blandt Edens Saligheder] that begins with:

Eeneste blandt Edens Saligheder,
Som blev levnet os i Livets Nød,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101000 111011101 111010100 111001 1011111010 1111111010 1100111100 11101101 111111 11111000 111011111 101110101 111111111 10101111 111110101 1111101 11111011 1111111 1001111110 11101011 1100111 111011 110111111 1110111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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; d is repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines lger is repeated).

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

  • summary of Til Søvnen [eeneste Blandt Edens Saligheder];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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