This is an analysis of the poem Da Den Høysalige Konge Blev Udført that begins with:

Motetto med Klagesange.
Chor....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXX aXbCD Xd XXX aXXXX XX XXX addeX XX XXX aXXeD Xd XXX aXXeD Xd XXX aXbCD Xd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,3,5,2,3,5,2,3,5,2,3,5,2,3,5,2,3,5,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001100 1 1 1101011011101101 11 11111 101101 11101 110 1 11101110 1 11 1011111011110 11 1111 11101 111100 11 1 11110011 1 111 110111011011001110100011 11 1111110 111110 11011 110 1 11011110 1 11 011011101000111111100 11 110110 11111 1111 110 1 1111110 1 1 1111001010101011110100 11 10111 1111011 11101 110 1 11101110 1 11 1101111101000 11 11111 101101 11101 110 1 11101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 19
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 71
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 61
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; de is repeated.

    The author used the same word chor at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

    The poet repeated the same words graven, meere, klager at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Da Den Høysalige Konge Blev Udført;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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