This is an analysis of the poem Hvil Sødt that begins with:

Hvil sødt!
Som var Du lagt i Dødens Skriin...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXA b XXXXXAb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,1,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11 1101111 011001111 00110100011 111101101 10011001 11110111 11 111111010 010111010 1011010101 110111111 10011001 11110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; du, dt, er are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word du is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines dt is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word dt at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Hvil Sødt;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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