Ankomsten by Johan Ludvig Heiberg: poem analysis

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

Vilhelm
Vær uden Frygt, min unge Viv!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaX XXXX bXXcX cXcXX XXbX XXcX XXXX XXXX XdXd XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,5,5,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 1101111 1101101 11010111 1111011 111101101 1111011 111101101 1110110 01 11111100 1011 111011 11111 10 101011011 0111111011 11010111 0101100 11101100 111110 111011101 100111 00110011 1100011 11001101 101000 11011101 1101111 110101110 110101 100011001 11110100 1101111001 111110110 11011110 1101101 1101101111 1111101 111110111101 1111011 111101111111 1101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; jeg, han, mit, og are repeated.

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

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

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

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