This is an analysis of the poem Sølvbryllupssang [landlige Ynde! Køligstille Skygger! ] that begins with:

Landlige Ynde! køligstille Skygger!
Her, hvor ved Taget Svalen roligt bygger,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011010 01110101010 1011010011 101 010101111 111110111 0111101000 10110 10110101110 1011010110 11101111 111 101110110 1001101000 1110111010 1010 101101111 101110111 1110111101 1000
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; kun is repeated.

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

  • summary of Sølvbryllupssang [landlige Ynde! Køligstille Skygger! ];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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