This is an analysis of the poem Aftensang [sig Maanen Langsomt Hæver] that begins with:
Sig Maanen langsomt hæver,
Den gyldne Stjerne svæver...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXaaX XXbaXc XXXXXX XXcXXb XXdXXd XXbXab
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110101 1111 110111 110111 11101 11011100 1101010 1101110 111100 1101010 1011010 1001111 100101 101111 101111 101110 111110 1011111 11101 11101 110111 110101 110110 111111 110111 11111 11111 111011 111111 11111001 11011111 110111 1111 1101110 11100 1011111 110101 111101 111111 1101110 1111110 1111101
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
- Average number of words per stanza: 32
- Amount of lines: 42
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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; er, og are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word og is repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ver, gter, je are repeated).
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Aftensang [sig Maanen Langsomt Hæver];
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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