This is an analysis of the poem Bøn Til Penaterne that begins with:

Fader Odin! lad dit Lys
Kraftigt i mit Hierte lue!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXbccX XXXcXXXX XXXXXXXd XXbXXXcX XXXXXXXX XXXXdXXX XXXXaXXX eXeXbXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010111 10111111 1101 11011 111101 10101010 111110 111101 111101 1110110 111111 11110 1111101 100011 1111111 111111 1110111 111101 1111101 111111 11111 10111111 1110101 1100101 101100 100001 0111101 101110 1111001 11111010 11101110 111100 1011100 111111 1111111 11111 1111101 1011101 1110110 1111001 1111101 110101 1110111 111111 1111111 111011 101101 1011101 101111 10111010 1101111 11111010 111111 1110101 1110100 111111 111011 1111111 111111 1010111 1111101 1111101 111111 10110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 226
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; hvor is repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Bøn Til Penaterne;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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