This is an analysis of the poem Guds Engle Sang I Stjerne-Tal that begins with:

Guds Engle sang i Stjerne-Tal,
Stjerne-Tal:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaX XXXX XXXX bbXX cccX ddXX XXXX ccXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101111 11 1111111 10001000 1111101 101 11111111 10001000 1101111 11 1111101 10001000 1101111 11 1101111 10001000 1111111 11 11010101 10001000 11011111 111 11101101 10001000 11110111 111 1111110 10001000 1101111 11 111011 10001000 11001101 101 11011101 10001000 1110111 111 1111101 10001000 1101101 101 11111101 10001000 1101111 111 11110100 10001000
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; fred, guds, til, og are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines tal, chor, jul, bud, nat, n, nd, slot, vei, jord, smaa are repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word halleluja at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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