This is an analysis of the poem Tanker Ved Salig Hr. Ulrich Friderich Suhms Grav that begins with:
Ja stræng var Gud, og vreed var Himmelen;
Ey Bønner den, ei Graad bevæge kunde....
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: XaXXaXXX XXXXXXXX bcXbXXdX XXXXXcXX aeeXXXdX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111111100 1111111 1011111 11111110 101101111 11011010 1101110101 1111110101 111110111 1011111111100 10010111010 110111111 110111101 0111111011 110111001 11111111111 11111111 1110111101 11011000110 10111111 1001111010 1111110010 011010111 1101111001 1111110 1101010110 0100010010 11100101 11101011 1111110110 110101001 11111001110 1111111001 1111101110 11001101010 1111111100 01011001 1101111101 1011110101 01111111
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 316
- Average number of words per stanza: 63
- Amount of lines: 40
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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; saa, og, de, han, du are repeated.
The poet repeated the same word de at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Tanker Ved Salig Hr. Ulrich Friderich Suhms Grav;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
More information about poems by Johannes Ewald
- Analysis of Til Cecilia Wormstrup
- Analysis of Til Generalinde Elisabeth Moltke
- Analysis of Til Hans Kongelige Høihed Arveprinds Frederik
