This is an analysis of the poem Et Hengivent Ønske that begins with:
O du, hvis Vink fremkaldte Myriader,
Af Intets tause Nat til dig! -...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXaXXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101110100 1101111 0100010110 1111101 1111111111111 11110101 11110111 111111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 284
- Average number of words per stanza: 59
- Amount of lines: 8
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; du is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word o is repeated.
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- summary of Et Hengivent Ønske;
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