This is an analysis of the poem Tilegnelse Af Elverhøi that begins with:

Til Deres Kongelige Høiheder, Prinds Frederik Carl Christian og Prindsesse Vilhelmine Marie.
Paa Engen hvile de Taager graae,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXa bXXX cXcX XXdd XXXX XabX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100100110011011010001 11010101 110101110 1101011000 11011111010 110001101 11011110 110110101 110111011 111101101 1111011011 110001101 111101101 11011111 110101100 011111110 1101011010 111101101 11010111 110001101 11111110 1110100 111111010 10101101 110101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; har, saa are repeated.

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

  • summary of Tilegnelse Af Elverhøi;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Johan Ludvig Heiberg