Ak Fader! Lad Dit Ord Og Aand by Hans Adolph Brorson: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Ak Fader! Lad Dit Ord Og Aand that begins with:

Ak Fader! lad dit Ord og Aand
Dog ret faa Overhaand!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXa XabbXbXX XaaaXbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 111100 11111100 111101 110011 111111 11001101 111100 11010111 111101 1110111 11011 110111 110111 1101011 10111 11011111 11111 1111111 11111 110001 111101 11011101 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 344
  • Average number of words per stanza: 68
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • 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; og is repeated.

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

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