This is an analysis of the poem Som Den Gyldne Soel Frembryder that begins with:

Som den gyldne Soel frembryder
Giennem den kulsorte Sky,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXXXX bXXXXXXX XXXXXXaX XcXXXXXX XdXcXXaX XXXXXXXX XdXXXbXX XcXXaXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111100 101101 1111100 1011111 1110111 111101 1010101 11110 1011010 1010101 111111 11101 1110101 11101 111111 11011 11111111 1111110 111111 1110111 1110101 11111 1111111 11111 101111 1011101 101111 1011100 101110 1110110 1111101 1101110 111111 1110101 11111 11111 1100111 111011 1111001 1011101 11101110 111100 110010 1111111 1011111 1010001 11111100 10111010 111011 11110 111111 111001 111011 101101 110011 1011110 111111 1111101 1110101 111111 11111 111100 1111101 1011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 220
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 65
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; de, jeg, tak, for are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words tak, lad are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word de 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 Som Den Gyldne Soel Frembryder;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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