This is an analysis of the poem Til Aftenstjernen that begins with:
Yndigt er dit Lys, o Aftenstjerne!
Klart i Vesten, i det dunkle Fjerne,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXaXXa XXbXXb XXXXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 100111100 111011101 10101111 100010101 1011111 111110001 111100010 101111010 11111000 10001110 101101010 1110111 1010111010 10110110 1011111 111111000 1001110100 1011111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 207
- Average number of words per stanza: 38
- Amount of lines: 18
- 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.
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- summary of Til Aftenstjernen;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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