This is an analysis of the poem Troende Sjæle! that begins with:

Troende Sjæle!
Kom, lad os dvæle...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 1111 1110001001 111 11110111 111101101 111111011 11111101 1110101100 11111111100 011010110 101 111111011 1010010001 111000 101 111100110 1001 11111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 567
  • Average number of words per stanza: 118
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; den is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines le, re are repeated).

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  • summary of Troende Sjæle!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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