This is an analysis of the poem For Studiegaardens Dogmatik that begins with:

For Studiegaardens Dogmatik
Laudabilem i Dag du fik;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaabbXX ccXXddXX aXXXXXXX aaXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11000100 10001101 1101011 101011 11100100 0111000 1111100 111111 11000110 101111 10110101 11111 11111111 11001111 11010011 11111 1100101 1101000 1111100 110101 1111110 1001111 11111111 100110 11000101 11010001 11000101 110001 11100010 10001000 1011101 110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; du is repeated.

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

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  • summary of For Studiegaardens Dogmatik;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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