This is an analysis of the poem Høgen that begins with:

Vær hilset Høg over Granetop,
du stolteste Fugl i Skoven!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XaXa XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110100 0101110 010101101 11011100 01101101 1111 0101111101 1100111 00111111 110110 0111011101 11011110 110111101 1101111 1111111 1101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; du, din are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word du at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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