This is an analysis of the poem Bønnerne that begins with:

Gjet, Elskede! hvorom din Elsker beder,
Naar Morgenrøden vækker alt igien,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXaXXXXXXXXbaXXXXbXbXbXbXcXcXcXXXXXXXcXcXXXXXcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 52,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101011010 11001110 1101011100 11111101 101111110 11011011 11011111 111100111 110001101 11001011 11101101 1101011101 110111011 1101110100 1101010110 110111111 1100101010 11111101 11011111000 1101111111 110111010 1111001111 1101111100 01110011 11011101110 1011011 1011111010 100101101 11011100 10111101 11011101 110111001 11111111010 011101011 1111000010 11100101 111101000 100111100 111111100 110101011 11111100 11111101 111110100 1111011101 1101110110 111100111 110101011 1111010111 110111100 11111111 11011101000 11111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2080
  • Average number of words per stanza: 371
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; og, hvor, naar, i are repeated.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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