This is an analysis of the poem Af Høiheden Oprundet Er that begins with:

Af Høiheden oprundet er
En Morgen-Røde klar og skiær,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbXXXXXXaa XbXXXXXXXXcX XXXXdXeXXcXX eXXdXXeeXXXX XXXeXXXXXXXX XXXXXcXXXXXc cedXXXbbXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,12,12,12,12,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001000 1101111 110111 0101011 1101101 110100 10 10 1110 1010 1010 11111010 01011101 1110011 101010 110111 1101000 0111110 10 1 1010 100 111 1110111 01110101 11011111 11011110 11011101 11011101 110011 11 10 111 111 101 111101 11111101 10111100 111001 11011101 11111111 11111 11 11 1110 1010 111 0111101 11001101 1111101 110011 01111001 10111000 11111 1 1 111 110 111 1111101 11110001 10101111 110111 10011100 11011100 111111 11 11 1000 100 101 111101 11111110 1100001 10011 1111101 11001010 110110 01 01 101 111 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 264
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 85
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; r, mig are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words eia, amen are repeated.

    The author used the same word du 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 n, re, mig, eia, rer, de, amen are repeated).

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The words/phrases eia, amen connect the lines.

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  • summary of Af Høiheden Oprundet Er;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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