Bort, Verden, Med Din Glæde by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Bort, Verden, Med Din Glæde that begins with:

Bort, Verden, med din Glæde
Og al din Lystighed!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XabXXX bXXXXX bXXXXb XabXXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 111100 111101 110111 1111 110110 1111110 110100 1111110 11011 111111 11101 11110 111101 1101110 10111 111011 110101 100100 110111 111110 110101 111101 11011 11110 111000 111110 111111 010011 10101 11011110 11010 1011100 110101 1011100 011010 110110 111111 111010 1111111 11001 111110 100110 11101 100110 11111 11111 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Bort, Verden, Med Din Glæde;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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