Til Venus by Jens Baggesen: poem analysis

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

Cyprens skiønne Herskerinde,
Elskovs mægtige Gudinde!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXba XXXcXa ddXXXX XXXXcX bXXXXX cXeXXe XXXXXX XcXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101100 10110 110101 1101110 1111101 111101 1011111 1100110 1101101 1001110 100100 1011001 10111 1011101 1111110 111110 1011010 101110 1110101 1010001 1110111 10101010 1100010 110101 101011 111010 1110100 1110110 1001110 1011000 1101010 11100100 1010011 1110110 11101010 10111 1010101 1111001 1111101 1100110 1011001 101101 110110 11101110 111011 1011110 1010111 1011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • 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.

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

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