This is an analysis of the poem Rungsteds Lyksaligheder. En Ode. that begins with:

I kiølende Skygger,
I Mørke, som Roser udbrede;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXXXXXaa XbXcXdee XXXdXXXX XcXbXXXX XXdXbcff dXXXXbXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 1111010 110010 110111 1101 1111 100010111 111001 1101 1101001 1111 11011001 110010 11010 111111011 11111011 1101 1011011 1101 1100100 11010 11110 11011011001 1101101 11001 10001010 11101 1011010 1110 1101 1101001101 111001111 11011 1111000 111 1111001 110010 0110 111111101 11011001 11110 1101101 11010 1100101 1111111 11110 100101111 11111 110010 1110101 11100 110011 1111 11011 11011011111 11011 10010 111111 11010 11011010 10010 1101 1110010111 10011001 10111 1011111 11110 1011111 11110 11010 11010111 10110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 237
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; og, din, til are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, og, din, til are repeated.

    The author used the same word hvor 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 kke, ye, re, d are repeated).

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  • summary of Rungsteds Lyksaligheder. En Ode.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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