This is an analysis of the poem King Erich’s Faith that begins with:
In the high church of Upsala the great altar stands in sight,
With candles blazing round it, and torches sparkling bright; ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabb cCbb aXdd ccXe cCbX eeff ggbb hhcc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
- Metre: 001101000110101 01010101101001 101011100010101 101010101010101 1111110010111 1101010110111 11010101101111 1101001110101 11111101101011 1001001011010011 1101100111101 10101010110101 0111110010101 1101010111101 010101001100101 0101011101111 1101110011101 1101010110111 10110010110111 010101010010101 11011000101001 1001010100001 1001101010101 0101110011101 1111110101101 110010101101001 10010100101001 1011010010001 10101110010101 10010100101001 1101010010101 1101010110101
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 238
- Average number of words per stanza: 41
- Amount of lines: 32
- Average number of symbols per line: 59 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 10
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; in, of, , his, with, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, skalater are repeated.
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- summary of King Erich’s Faith;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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