This is an analysis of the poem Aften Rød Giør Morgen Sød that begins with:

Aften rød giør Morgen sød,
Derfor, Christne, bort med Sorgen!...

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: XaXaXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXbXXX XXXXccXX XXXXXXbb XXcXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 1011110 1110101 101110 1111111 1111101 111101 1010111 1011101 111111 1010101 110111 1010111 1110111 111111 110111 101011 1110111 11111 1011101 111110 1011101 111111 1011101 1011101 111111 111111 1011111 1111111 1110111 10111110 1111010 1111111 1011111 1011111 1011101 101111 110111 11101010 10111010 1111001 110001 110111 101111 1011111 111111 1010110 11100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 272
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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; d, r, i are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Aften Rød Giør Morgen Sød;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig