This is an analysis of the poem Op, Alle Christne, Stemmer I that begins with:

Op, alle Christne, stemmer i!
Om Christus vil vi sjunge,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXXbX XXXbcXd XXXXbXd XXXXXXX XXXXbXX XXXXXXX XcXXXXX XXXXXXX eXefXaf XXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 110111 111111 111111 1110100 1111101 11010 1111110 110110 11101111 11101 1101000 1101111 110110 11011101 11011 011111 11011 1111011 11010101 1101110 11011101 01111 11110101 101101 110111 110111 111000 11001101 11101 1101011 100101 1111111 1110101 011110 10110111 011110 11001101 111011 1101011 1101011 11011 11110110 1001110 111111 1101100 11001111 10111111 1001110 11111100 111110 11011101 11100 1111111 1110101 1110110 11011001 110111 1110101 100111 1111110 1011011 101101 11001101 111101 10011100 11011 1111111 100111 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 198
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 78
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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; og is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words kun, saa are repeated.

    The author used the same word saa at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Op, Alle Christne, Stemmer I;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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