This is an analysis of the poem Søde Jesus! Vi Er Her that begins with:

Søde Jesus! vi er her,
Af din Mund dit Ord at høre,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXX XXXXXX babXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100 1111111 1000110 111111 111111 1111101 110111 1011101 101111 111111 11101110 10111100 1010001 1111110 1100101 10101100 1111101 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Søde Jesus! Vi Er Her;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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