This is an analysis of the poem Vise Til En Farvers Bryllup that begins with:

Yndig er vor gamle Jord,
Evig ung den samme;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXXXX XXXXXbXb XXXXaXXX XXXXcdXX XeXXXXXX XfXfXXdX XXcXXXXX XeXXXXXe XXXXXaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100111 10111 1111111 10101 1010101 1011 1011111 10111 101010 1101 101011 1101 101011 1011 101010 01101 101111 111 10011 1011 1011111 11111 111011 10001 10111 10110 101111 1011 101101 10111 1101111 101111 101111 10110 111101 11110 1011111 1010 1111110 1010 101011 101010 1001101 101010 1110100 10101 111111 110110 101011 1111 101011 1011 110111 1111 11111001 1111 1001100 101010 1010111 10110 1010001 100010 100010 111010 1011100 1011 101110 11101 1010111 11111 101111 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; gr, i, guult, er, hvid, for are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words gr, guult, hvide are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase hvid connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Vise Til En Farvers Bryllup;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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