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

Hulde Engel! Du min Barndoms Ven!
Troe Ledsager i de svundne Dage!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX bXbX XXXX cXcX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001101 11001011 1111010101 111110010 11001011 111111111 111011101 11100111111 101010101 101110111 111011111 1111101 10111111 0111111 1011101 101110010 101111110 111111010 11111101 101010110 10111101 11111001 11101111 0111001 011110101 101101100 01101111 1001111011 11011010 1111111 1111111100 1111111010 11111110 111011010 1111111101 101110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; du, nu, l, h, ej, er, med are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words siig, er are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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