This is an analysis of the poem Til Musen that begins with:

Atter vinker du mig, forvildet omvankende Muse,
Med vildt flaggrende Haar, Sløret af Storme opfyldt?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1010011001001 1110111110 11101010001 1100111111 1111011111111 1111111111011 111010110110110 1011001111111 101111011110 10101110101 1101101101100 111101011010 11110110001011 11111100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 728
  • Average number of words per stanza: 137
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 51 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • 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, de are repeated.

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

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