Til Stiernerne by Jens Baggesen: poem analysis

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

Nattens funklende Kiærminder,
Øineklare Stierner smaa,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXXaXXbaabcXcXXXXbXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 25,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010100 100101 111011 1111110 100111 101101 11101110 111111 1010101 101011 1010110 10101010 111111 10101110 1110101 10110010 1011101 1011100 1010000 1110 11011 101011 101111 1110100 1110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 677
  • Average number of words per stanza: 126
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; det, er, ingen are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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