This is an analysis of the poem Hæv Dig Vor Sang! Her Synger Stort Og Smaat that begins with:

Hæv Dig vor Sang! her synger Stort og Smaat,
Har man kun Røst, paa den megen gode Spisen!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX aXaXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010111 11111110110 11101101 1110011110 1011111 010011010 1001100111 101101111 111111111 01111111 111111 11011000 110111111 1101010110 101100111101 1110101010 11111101 11010101 10101110100 101110111 1010111111 1111111 11011101 01101101 1111111101 1011010110 1110111111 101011001 1011111 1011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 229
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; vi, er are repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase det connects the lines.

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  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
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