This is an analysis of the poem 'For Norge' From The Danish that begins with:

For Norway, Freedom’s fatherland,
Fill up the wine‐cup flowing,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cccd aeaefffd cgcghhhd aiaijjjd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 11010010 11010101 0101110 110110111 11011101 01111111 0111010 010100101 1100010 01011101 0101010 01110101 1101101 11110101 0101010 11010111 1001111 01110101 1111011 01110111 01010111 11011101 0101110 11110101 0111010 01110101 0101010 11111101 11010111 11110101 1101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; to, and, her are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, and, the, pledge are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of 'For Norge' From The Danish;
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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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