This is an analysis of the poem Anka! Anka! that begins with:

Anka! Anka! søvnløs éne
har jeg kastet mig paa Lejet,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXXXXbXba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010111 11101110 1111101 11101 111110 1011110 1010101 1011101 0111110 011100 111101 1011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 331
  • Average number of words per stanza: 70
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; du is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word du is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Anka! Anka!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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