This is an analysis of the poem Morgenlovsang [du Stiger, Almagts Sendebud! ] that begins with:

Du stiger, Almagts Sendebud!
I Østen over Jorden,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XXbX XXXX bcbX dXXX XXXc eceX XXXX fXfX gXgX bXbX XXdX XXXX XXbX XXXX XXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010100 111010 11011101 1101010 11011111 110101 1101011 1111 11010101 11011 11010001 11101 01111 11110 1110101 110100 11100111 110100 1101111 111010 111111 1100100 11011101 111110 1111010 110110 1101111 1001010 1101111 110111 11111101 11111 011111 11011 1101111 11101 1101101 1110100 1100101 111110 1011111 110100 111111 110100 11010111 111101 111111 110111 11010101 11111 10001111 10011 1111110 100111 111011 110111 10010110 010111 11110100 110110 11010101 100111 1111110 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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, de are repeated.

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

    The author used the same words den, tak at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Morgenlovsang [du Stiger, Almagts Sendebud! ];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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