This is an analysis of the poem Himlen, Trods De Grusomst' Bølger that begins with:
Himlen, trods de grusomst' Bølger,
Himlen er min Anker-Grund....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXXXXb XXXXXab
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1010101 1001101 111011 1111101 101101 11101 10111 10111110 111111 11111110 11111010 1111110 1010101 10111
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
- Average number of words per stanza: 41
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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 himlen is repeated.
The poet repeated the same word c at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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