This is an analysis of the poem Barne-Velkomst Til Den Lille Engel, Ove Malling Bang that begins with:

Velkommen du, som legte Skiul
Imellem Rafaelske Drenge,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,5,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000111 100101 1110011 10011110 10010110 1101101 1101011 100111 0100111 110111 11011110 11010111 111111 11001110 0111010 11111100 110111010 1101101 1111011 1101100 10011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; og is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word velkommen is repeated.

    The author used the same word velkommen at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Barne-Velkomst Til Den Lille Engel, Ove Malling Bang;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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