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

Ak! hvem har vækket mig? — en Vogn paa Vejen,
en landlig Hane, som i Morgnen gol,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX aXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111110 110111101 11111111 111111010 11011111 1111100010 1101111000 11011110 11010111000 1001111 110111101 11001111000 11111111 1111110001 101111011 1111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; en, i are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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