This is an analysis of the poem Som Foraars-Solen Morgenrød that begins with:

Som Foraars-Solen morgenrød,
Stod Jesus op af Jordens Skiød,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXX aXXaXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 11011101 111110 101101 11010101 100111 1111111 10011101 110101 1110111 101100 1110 1101111 11011010 11011 11011100 1111101 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; i is repeated.

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines d is repeated).

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  • summary of Som Foraars-Solen Morgenrød;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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