Lærken by Steen Steensen Blicher: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Lærken that begins with:

Der er han selv! Velkommen tusind Gange
Min Yndling, Du! som over Vintervange...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 30,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011100101 1100110100 11100 110101011 1111111100 1011110101 11110011 1101000 1101011100 0101110101 1111000110 01111111010 11101 11111101 0100111010 111111001 1101110100 1101010 11000011 1101100100 110010100 1100011101 1100 1101011101 11011100 0101010101 1110111111 1100010 11100100010 011010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1060
  • Average number of words per stanza: 188
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; for, du, den, naar are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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