This is an analysis of the poem Nu Vaagne Alle Guds Fugle Smaa that begins with:

Nu vaagne alle Guds Fugle smaa,
De flyve fra Reden og sjunge;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 0111011 011101101 011101101101 110101100 11011001 011000110 0110111111010 100111010 11011111 0100101110 11101100111 11010011 01111110 11011101 011001111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; de, synge, han, du are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Nu Vaagne Alle Guds Fugle Smaa;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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