This is an analysis of the poem Op, Sjæl, Bryd Søvnen Af that begins with:
Op, Sjæl, bryd Søvnen af,
Og see til Jesu Grav,...
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: XXXXaX bbXXaX XXXXaX ccXXaX ddXXaX XeXXXX XeXXaX ffXXaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11111 111101 111101 10111 111111 111001 101001 110100 011110 111111 11111 110111 11111 111101 110101 111101 01011 111001 11101 110011 111101 11011 11111 111001 11011 111101 11011 111110 110111 111001 11011 110111 111010 11110 1111 111001 110111 11011 11111101 11010 110111 111001 11111 11011 101111 11111 110111 111001
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
- Average number of words per stanza: 36
- Amount of lines: 55
- Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
- 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; d, v are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words trods, ei are repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines re, d, kke are repeated).
The poet repeated the same word re at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Op, Sjæl, Bryd Søvnen Af;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
More information about poems by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig
- Analysis of Op, Thi Dagen Nu Frembryder
- Analysis of Ophold Os Herre, Ved Dit Ord
- Analysis of Oprundet Er Vor Jubel-Fest
