This is an analysis of the poem Tilgiv — Tilgiv! Jeg Kan Ei Andet! that begins with:

Tilgiv — tilgiv! jeg kan ei andet!
Min Sjæl saa heelt med din er blandet,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011110 111111010 01001110 11001110 11011 11110001 1101111 1111101 11111101 1101111 11110111 111111 11110110 01101111 11111101 11111101 11111110 111111100 11011100 11011111 110110100 101011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 756
  • Average number of words per stanza: 153
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; kun, din are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines dder, nker, mmer, nnes, den are repeated).

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  • summary of Tilgiv — Tilgiv! Jeg Kan Ei Andet!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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