This is an analysis of the poem Aand Over Aander! Kom Ned Fra Det Høie that begins with:

Aand over Aander! kom ned fra det Høie,
Evig med Fader og Sønnen vor Gud!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101011111 101101111 111010011 11101101 11011010 1111011 111111010 100111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 290
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; kom is repeated.

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

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