Enkens Søn I Nain by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Enkens Søn I Nain that begins with:

Aanden opgav Enkesønnen,
Moders Haab og Moders Trøst,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXaX XXXXXXX XXXbXXb XXXXXXX aXXXXXX XXXbXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010100 1011101 1110100 101101 10111100 1010010 111101 100111 110011 11111 1011101 1111101 1011111 001010 10111 1110100 111001 1111111 111111 1111101 111101 10111011 101111 111101 111011 1011111 111101 1111100 1011110 111101 1100110 1110111 111100 11000100 111111 11100100 111101 10101010 011111 111011 101101 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 192
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; de is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Enkens Søn I Nain;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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