Hvad Est Du Dog Skiøn, Ja Skiøn by Hans Adolph Brorson: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Hvad Est Du Dog Skiøn, Ja Skiøn that begins with:

Hvad est du dog skiøn, ja skiøn,
Ja skiøn, du allerlifligste Guds Søn!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXX aaXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101111 110100011 011001001111 111111110101 11001111 111111011 11111111 110111011 1110010 10101111 11111111 1111010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 227
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; ja, n, du, ski, min, vist, her are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word ja is repeated.

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

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