This is an analysis of the poem Uskyld, Vor Lyksalighed! that begins with:

Uskyld, vor Lyksalighed!
du Naturens Førstefødte!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXXXA XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX bXXXXXXX bXbXXXXA
  • 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: 1011000 01001 101111 10111 1100100 011011 1000111 111111 011011 1111010 111110 11101010 1111100 111011 111001 1010111 101101 111111 100111 1111101 110110 1110011 1110011 111111 111111 10101100 1111100 100100010 0110100 1011111 111011 1110111 111011 1110101 1011111 11111 1011000 111111 1000111 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 214
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; du, os are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words skj, om are repeated.

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

  • summary of Uskyld, Vor Lyksalighed!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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