This is an analysis of the poem En Oversættelse Af Det Tydske that begins with:

Farvel, min Siæl, i JEsu Sides Vunde.
Du har saa klar en Himmel i hans Saar....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXbXbX bcXcXXdbd XdXXbXXba XaXXXXXXe XXXXXeXeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111011 0111110111 1111011111 1111111001 011010 1001110 11111 111111110 11111011111 11111101110 111111101 11111111010 111111111 1101100 1111110 110111 11111111010 1111111110 11111111101 101111111 111111111 1011111110 1111110 111010 110101 110011101110 1111010101 111111010 110111101 111111111 10111101 111111 11110 110111 1111111110 1101101101 1111111100 1111111011 11111101000 1111110111 1101011 110001 11101 11110011111 1001101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 339
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; i, d, og, ej, hans, at are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words ej, min are repeated.

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  • summary of En Oversættelse Af Det Tydske;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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