This is an analysis of the poem Gud Skee Tak Og Lov that begins with:

Gud skee Tak og Lov!
Vi saa deiligt sov:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXAAX bbXXCX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XCXAAX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 11101 101111110 11101 11101 1000101010 11111 11111 11111111 1101 10111 1110111 1011 11111 11111111 1011 1111 10111111 10111 10111 11111110 10101 101001 1111111 1111 10111 1010111 1111 10111 111011101 10101 10111 1110111100 11101 11101 111010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; alle is repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Gud Skee Tak Og Lov;
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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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