Over M. Th** by Johannes Ewald: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Over M. Th** that begins with:

O! forskaan mig, viise Daare,
Tret ei længer med Naturens Røst!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXa XXXXXaXX bXXXbXXb XaXaXXXX XaXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 11111001 1111 011011111 111011 1110011 1111011 101111101 1111100 101111 1111100 1010111 101011111 011110111 111111 1100110 11111110 10111101 111110 11110101 11110110 11111001 1011111 0111111010 1110011 11111101 011111 1111101 11011 111101111 1111001 111010111 1010110 10101111 111111 111011 101111 101111101 0100111 111111 11001 1110111 111011 101011111 110101 111111110 101111 111010110 110111 1110110 111110 10101010 1111110 11101001 1111110 111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 265
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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; den, jeg, du are repeated.

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  • summary of Over M. Th**;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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