This is an analysis of the poem Hellige Ensomhed that begins with:

Hellige Ensomhed!
Dig har jeg elsket,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXaXXXaXXbXXbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 23,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100 11110 011110 11011110 011 11110 011 111111 110010 11110110 111 111 111010 11000 11 1111 11100 01110 11110 1111011 01110 11110 1111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 497
  • Average number of words per stanza: 100
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; jeg, som are repeated.

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  • summary of Hellige Ensomhed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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