This is an analysis of the poem Vi Vil Ej, Sorte Præst, Din Torden Høre that begins with:

Vi vil ej, sorte Præst, din Torden høre;
Banstraalen blev for misbrugt i din Haand! -...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX aXaXXXXb XaXbXXXX XXXXXXXX cXXXXcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111101 1001110111 110111011 111001011 101101110 1110110111 1011110111 11011111 1001111111 110001111 111111111 111110111 1110111100 111100111 11010101110 110111101 1111001010 1111111 1111111100 11110101 11101001 1101011111 1111011101 111010110 11010110110 10011111101 1101011110 1101011001 1111010111 1101010101 110101011 11111111 11111110 1111101011 11110101000 101011011 1101011100 11000101110 1111011101 1010001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 304
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; den, og are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words den, og are repeated.

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

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