This is an analysis of the poem Naglet Til Et Kors Paa Jorden that begins with:

Naglet til et Kors paa Jorden,
Hænger under Lovens Torden...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXaXX XXbXXb XaXXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111110 1101010 1010111 111010 11101100 111111 111110 111110 01101111 101110 1111101 101111 111111 1011101 1101101 101110 1111111111 1110100 1110111 101101 1001111 11111 1011101 1111011 110111 1011101 1111100 1011110 1111010 1010100 1011100 1011111 101111 1111111 10111111 111101 1110111 111101 1111100 1111111 1001111 101111 1110011 11101100 101101 1011010 1101110 1111001 1100111 1011111 111100 111111 111101 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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.

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  • summary of Naglet Til Et Kors Paa Jorden;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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