This is an analysis of the poem Nyt-Aars-Sang Om Jesu Nafn that begins with:

NU vel an! et freydigt Mood!
Op mit Hierte! Op min Tunge!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXaXXaX XXXXbabX XXXXXXXX XXXXXcXc XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXaba XXXXXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 11111111 1110111 1110011 1111011 1110111 1111111 1111100 1010101 110101 100011 11011 11101 101101 111111 110111 111101 1111001 11111100 111011 111110111 111101 111111 11111111 1011111 111101 111101 111111 111011 111101 1011101 1011101 1010111 111111 1111111 1010100 1111101 1111101 111110 1110111 1101101 1011101 11111 1110101 110011010 1110111 1011111100 1010101 1111101 1111101 110101 1110101 1111 1011101 110111 1110111 1111101 0111101 1111101 1111101 11111 111111 1111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 67
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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; op, o are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word o at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines de, re are repeated).

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