This is an analysis of the poem Din Guddom Steg Fra Piedestalen Ned that begins with:

Din Guddom steg fra Piedestalen ned
Og satte sig til Bords og sad og drak...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101110001 111111111 1111111111 1011011111 11011111110 110110111 1111011100 0111100110 110011111 111110111 1011011101 1101111110 1111110001 110111110 1111010111 1101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 340
  • Average number of words per stanza: 67
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og, du are repeated.

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  • summary of Din Guddom Steg Fra Piedestalen Ned;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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