This is an analysis of the poem Hvor Himlen Har Stjerner! Jeg Kjender Jo Hver that begins with:
Hvor Himlen har Stjerner! jeg kjender jo hver,
De hjemlige Venner, hvor funkle de her!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXaXaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11011011011 010101100 0111011111 1101111 11010111 101111111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
- Average number of words per stanza: 48
- Amount of lines: 6
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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; de is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word de is repeated.
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