Lad Vaie Høit Vort Konge-Flag by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Lad Vaie Høit Vort Konge-Flag that begins with:

Lad vaie høit vort Konge-Flag!
Lad flyve Korsets Banner!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abAb XcXc XXXX dXdX XddX XXXX XabAb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 111010 1111101 11110 1011111 110111 11011101 10111 10111101 101101 10011111 111011 111001 111101 1111111 110111 11111011 110001 1110111 10111 1001111 011110 11111111 0110110 1111111 111010 1111101 01110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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; d is repeated.

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

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