This is an analysis of the poem Nathanael that begins with:

Der vandred en Yngling saa tankefuld,
Han ledte om Himlen paa Jorden,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXbbX XXXXXXX XXaXcXa dXXXXcX XXXXeXX XXXeXXX fdfdXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101100 11110110 111101001 100110010 111101111 111101101 111111110 10111101 11001100 10011111 11001110 1001111001 1101100101 1111111 11110100 11111010 110011101 1101011 11011111111 11011101 111010110 1011101101 1101110 1101111111 11011010 1111111011 1100111101 11011010 1111111011 11010011 1101111001 11011111 11110111 1111011011 10110010 0101011001 11101110 111111011 11111011 1111011011 111111111 111101 101111011 11011011 1111111111 1111111 111111111 1100111010 101010010 110111110 1011111 1101111001 1111101 1101111011 1111111111 111101 1111111110 1111010 1011111 1110011 1011110011 1101110010 11110010 1100101011 1111110 11010011111 1110111 1111111011 1000111100 11101011 10110011 111011111 111110110 111111 1111101111 1110011101 111011 1011000111 11011011 11011011011 1111011 11111111011 11010101001 10011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 253
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 88
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; han, ledte, i, med, ber, d, paa, og, kom, som are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word han is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines n is repeated).

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

  • summary of Nathanael;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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