This is an analysis of the poem Ved En Fest Paa Kronprindsens Fødselsdag that begins with:

Aria.
Din Fryd, o Nord! stadfæstes fra det Høye. -...

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: abcXXXX dXXXXXXXXXX cbXXXXXXXX XXXeXXXXee aXXfXXF XF XXXXXD XD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,11,10,10,7,2,6,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100 111110110 1111111 110111001 100111111 111111010 1001111101 1 1111010 11111100 111110 111111 110110 1101100 11101000 1101100 11011 111000 110111 111110 111001 11101 01101 11010 1111001 111110 110111 110111 111110 11111110 11010 11110 110111 100111 101111 110100 01111 111001 100 111111001 1111111110 1111111 111111111 111110111 101001101 1 101001101 111111010 101110100 11011100 1101111 11111 110111 1 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 265
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; ey, vor are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words din, den, see, og are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ye, de are repeated).

    The poet repeated the same words haab, gang 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 Ved En Fest Paa Kronprindsens Fødselsdag;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Johannes Ewald