This is an analysis of the poem Cornelius that begins with:

Du sande Gud! hør Du min Bøn,
Saa vist jeg faaer at vide,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXbXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXaXX XXXXXXXcC XXXXXbXXC XdXdXXXXC eXXXXXeXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111011 111111 1111101 11101 11111101 1101100 11111110 11010001 101111 1111100 11111 11111101 110111 0101101 1101111 1011011 1101101 101111 11110101 1101110 11011111 1000110 11010011 11011101 1111111 11010011 101111 11111100 11011 10110100 11010 010111 11111001 11111101 11110111 111111 11110101 101010 1111101 1101110 1111101 1111111 1111111 11111101 111111 1101111 1101110 11111101 1111110 1111101 0110111 111111 11000100 111111 11001011 11011 11001101 110101 1101011 11111101 1101011 1011100 101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 303
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 67
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

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

  • summary of Cornelius;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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