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

Hil Dig, vor Drot! som bytted Thronens Sæde
I Festens Stund med Konstens Kongestol:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaaXXX aXaXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111110101 1101110100 0111010111 0111110111 1111111 01011101 110101110 110101111 11011101010 1111111101 1111110110 101111101 11111101100 11111111 111111110 110111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 318
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; en is repeated.

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

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

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