This is an analysis of the poem Af Sted that begins with:

Farvel, min velsignede Fødeby!
Min Moders Gryde ryger i Sky, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaX XXaXb XXccX XXXXX bXaXX XXXdd XaXXX XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110010 11011011 11011011 1111011 11111 100110011 111111100 11111101 110111100 110111 10011111 111111 1101111101 11101111 11111 110101101 1101100111 110101100 011011111 101011 1101101001 1101101011 110101101 1110111101 11101 1000111101 10111011 11111110 111110001 111110 1110111 111101101 11011100 1011110111 111010 111110111 110111101 101011 1101101101 111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; min, og are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words min, for, jeg are repeated.

    The author used the same word farvel at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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