This is an analysis of the poem Den Første Bøn that begins with:
Ungersvendens Eed jeg kjender,
Blussende han sværger paa,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXXXaXXX XXXXaXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10001110 10111 11111 111111 111101 1111101 101111 1111111 1111010 1010111 1010110 101111 1110111 1011111 101111 1111111 1111110 11011 1111100 101011 101011 1011101 101111 1111111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 236
- Average number of words per stanza: 50
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
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- summary of Den Første Bøn;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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