This is an analysis of the poem Siælens Høisang [i Dig Lever Og Frydes Min Aand, Usynlige Guddom! ] that begins with:

I dig lever og frydes min Aand, usynlige Guddom!
Du, som opfylder uendelig Alt!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXaXXXXXXXXaXXXaXaXXXbXXXXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 36,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101101110010 011001001 111011111111111 101001001 110011001111110 10111001 1111110111001 1011111 11001111110110 1111111011 1111001110111 111110011 11111111011111 11111101 1110100101110 10111101 101100110011 11111111110 11111011110110 101101011 11101111111111 1000011 111010111110 10011101 1101111110110 110101011 11111111110100 101011111 110110111010 10111101011 111101111110 1111101 1110110101110 11101101 11101100111110 111000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1689
  • Average number of words per stanza: 316
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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; dig, for, og, i are repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase dig connects the lines.

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  • summary of Siælens Høisang [i Dig Lever Og Frydes Min Aand, Usynlige Guddom! ];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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