This is an analysis of the poem Almindelig Er Christi Kirke that begins with:

Almindelig er Christi Kirke:
Et Bede-Huus for alle Folk,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXaX XXXXXXb XXcXXXX XXXXXXXX dXdXXXX XbXXXXX XXXXXXc XXXXXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,8,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10000101 111111 11111101 11001101 110110110 111111110 1001011 111111 1111101 11010111 11011101 11101010 11011110 11011101 111111 1110111 11011101 1100011 1101111 01001101 11100101 1 11011100 101111 11110111 1101101 111101110 11001110 11110111 1101101 11001111 1111011 1101111 11011101 01011101 11111100 11001101 1101111 1111111 0111110 11101110 111101110 1001111 11100100 11011100 110111000 01011100 1011111 11011111 1110011 1111111 1100111 11110011 1111011 101101100 11111010 1000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 219
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 61
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; det, og are repeated.

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  • summary of Almindelig Er Christi Kirke;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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