This is an analysis of the poem O, Gid Jeg Var Af Jern Og Staal! that begins with:

O, gid jeg var af Jern og Staal!
mit Hjerte let kan faae det....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111111 11111111 110110011 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; det is repeated.

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

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  • summary of O, Gid Jeg Var Af Jern Og Staal!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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