This is an analysis of the poem Sulamiths Sang Ved Murene that begins with:

Jeg sov; men min Sjæl var vaagen:
Tys! det er min Elskedes Røst;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XaXaXXXX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111110 11011001 11011000 0011111 1111010 11111100 1111010111 11011010 1101111 1001111 1111111 110110110 1111000 1111001 1101111100 111111110 1111010 111111 1100100 10011001 1011011 1111001 11111111 1111111 110111 111101 1111111 1101011 11011 1111011 01110011111 11011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 254
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; min, jeg are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Sulamiths Sang Ved Murene;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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