This is an analysis of the poem Tordenen Paa Toppen Af Grimsel [høit Opløftet Over Jordens Tuer] that begins with:

Høit opløftet over Jordens Tuer,
Over siunkne Bierges tause Væld,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaXX bXbXXX XcXXXc XXXXXX XcXcddX XXcXXXc XXXcXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 1011011 1111111110 111100110 111011111 10111011111 1111100 1111111 111111 10011101 1111101 1110001 011010110 1111101 111100100 01111110 111111100 1111111 100111110 11100100 101011110 111010010 1011101010 101110011 1111110111 111111111111 111011101 11101001 11111111 11010111 111100 101111010 111101100 111001 111110110 11111000 111111100 11 1110111 110010101 01101111 1110101 11111110 111111010 110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 216
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; i, mit, som are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines de, rknes are repeated).

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

  • summary of Tordenen Paa Toppen Af Grimsel [høit Opløftet Over Jordens Tuer];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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