This is an analysis of the poem Vai Nu, Dannebrog, Paa Voven that begins with:
Vai nu, Dannebrog, paa Voven!
Rul nu, Bølge himmelblaa!...
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: XXXXXXXX XaXaXXXX XbXbXXXX XXXXXXXX XcXXddXX XXXXcXXX XXXXXbXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11100110 111100 011111110 10111 101101 1111101 1010111 111111 1110101 11011 1110111 101101 111111 1110110 11011100 1111110 1111111 1110111 110101 1011101 1010111 1011101 1011101 1010101 1111101 1011101 1011111 11111 11011 1011000 1111101 1010101 111110 1101011 1010110 1010011 10101101 10111 110111 1011001 111010 1010111 10111 101111 1011111 1011111 1110110 1111110 1010110 1001110 101011 101111 1011101 1011111 101111 1011101
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 222
- Average number of words per stanza: 45
- Amount of lines: 61
- 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; nu, i, som, under, de, er 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 de, lles are repeated).
The poet repeated the same word de at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase himlen connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Vai Nu, Dannebrog, Paa Voven;
- 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.
