Herrens Bøn by Hans Christian Andersen: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Herrens Bøn that begins with:

Læs Aften og Morgen dit Fadervor!
„Vor Fader i Himlen unævnelig stor!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXXXXXaaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101101100 1101101001 110111101 111111111 11111111 01111101 1011111110 1111111 1100111111 111111011 1101011111 1101111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 241
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; dit, i, d, os, og are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Herrens Bøn;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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