This is an analysis of the poem Sang I Anledning Af Kongens Fødselsdag 1778 that begins with:

Valfader saae sin fromme Balder,
Og græd den første Gang ved Blod,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXaAaAa XXXXXaAaAa XXXXaaAaAa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011110 1111111 1111110 11011111 111111110 11111111 11111111 11110110 11111111 11011101 11010110 1011111 11100101 11011101 111101110 11111111 11111111 1111110 11111111 1101010 11100111 1101101 11011101 11110111 110011110 11001111 11111111 110111010 11111111 100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 339
  • Average number of words per stanza: 71
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; som, han, god, saa, h, d are repeated.

    The author used the same word nu 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 han is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word christian at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Sang I Anledning Af Kongens Fødselsdag 1778;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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