This is an analysis of the poem Julesang I Rom that begins with:

Velkommen Juul! Du hver en Alders Glæde!
Tag Plads ved Juletræet, gamle Ven!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXa XXXX XbXb XabX XXXX XXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010011101 11110011 1111101 111110001 1111110110 1111010001 1100110100 110111011 110110011 1101001001 100011110 110011111 11011001110 110100111 11011111 1101111 1101111110 11101111 11011100 11001100 11111111 10011111 010111111 111110001 11111011 11101110 11101111 110010111 1111010111 1101110111 1101100101 101111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word og is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Julesang I Rom;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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