This is an analysis of the poem Gamle Danske Sange: Hun Ejed Kun I Verden Sin Uskyld Og Sin Tro that begins with:

Hun ejed kun i verden sin uskyld og sin tro.
Til maleren, som sukked, hun gav dem begge to....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXX aaXXX XbbXX XXccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101110110111 110011011110 0111110110101 1111010110111 10111 111110110111 111111011110 1101110101010 1111110111110 11110 01010111110 0101101101 11111001111 101111011110 11110 100001011111 1111110111111 100110010111 110111111111 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 218
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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, hun, min, i are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines stund, deri, forlad, k, har are repeated).

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  • summary of Gamle Danske Sange: Hun Ejed Kun I Verden Sin Uskyld Og Sin Tro;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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