This is an analysis of the poem Christus, Vor Gienløser Blid [christus, Vor Gienløser Blid] that begins with:

Christus, vor Gienløser blid,
Uden Synd begangen,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaXaX XXXXXXbX XXXXbXXX bXbXXXXX XXXXXXbX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101 101100 111111 111110 110111 10110 111111 11110 111101 011000 111101 111110 1100111 11110 101111 101100 1011111 11110 1111001 1011 101111 101 101111 11111 1011111 111010 111111 101100 1001111 11110 1111111 10110 1011111 111010 1111100 111100 1011101 101100 1010111 111000 1110101 111100 1111111 10110 1110111 1100 101111 11110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 196
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Christus, Vor Gienløser Blid [christus, Vor Gienløser Blid];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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