This is an analysis of the poem Hvile Paa Vandringen that begins with:

Priis være Himlens hvalte Blaae,
Og dig, o! Dagens demantne Fakkel;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXaXXXXX XXXXXbba cXcXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011 111101010 1110101 1101000 111 1101 1110101 111 0101011 11110101 0110111 1101101 011 1101 0101111 1111 111110100 1110111 110110111 1100011 1110 11010 1111011010 1101 1111101 1111010 11110101 11110010 111 011 11100111 1100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; de is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Hvile Paa Vandringen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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