This is an analysis of the poem Hil Dig, Min Vandrings Lys! that begins with:

Hil dig, min Vandrings Lys!
Min Morgenstjerne klar!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXXXX bXXXXXXX XXcXcXXX XXXXXXXX bXXXXXdX XXXXXXdX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 11001 111101 11011 01011 111111 1101110 011101 010111 1111 11010 11011 010111 11011 101010 11010 1111110 1110100 1111101 11110 11110101 11111 11111 1110101 11111 11101 110010 11101 11111 110001 11111 11111 111111 11110 111110 10010 110111 01111 11111 11001 111111 110111111 100111 111001 111001 111101 100111 101101 11011 111001 11100 111000 1101100 11101 101100 111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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; og, den are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Hil Dig, Min Vandrings Lys!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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