Til Sangen by Jens Baggesen: poem analysis

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

Gaae, lykkelige Sang! til min Seline,
Og undersøg, og mærk omhyggelig,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabXXXXXaXXXbXbXXcXXXXXcccXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 32,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011110 110111000 1111111101 110101101 1111101100 1111001 11101111 1111111110 111011010 1101110101 1110101110 1110001110 1111111101 111111011 1111011111 110001111 11100011010 1101111100 111111111 111110010 111110011 1111011110 111111111 110110111 111101111 1011011101 1111101111 10111000 111111101 11110011 11011111 1100111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1279
  • Average number of words per stanza: 257
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • 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, sig, min, dig are repeated.

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

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

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

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