This is an analysis of the poem Ved Herman Henrik Kønnemans Død that begins with:

Jeg leies ei til Sang. Min Muse lyder
Ei Mecenaters og Patroners Bud;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX XXXX bbXX XaXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XaXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111110 1100011001 11110101010 1101101 1011010111 1100110001 1111111 11011100 11110110010 110111001 111110110 10011111 11110110 11111111011 01111101 0101110 101101011 110110011 1111011101 1110101 1111110111 1111111011 1100100001 1111101 1101111111 0101101 0101101101 11011101 11011111 1111011101 110101111 11011101 1101110110 100011011 10001101111 1011111 1001110110 1111010101 110110100 11010101 111111111 1111010111 1111101101 11011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; en, d, er, hans, og, han, sin are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words du, forgieves, dig are repeated.

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  • summary of Ved Herman Henrik Kønnemans Død;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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