This is an analysis of the poem Den Signede Dag Med Fryd Vi Seer [den Signede Dag Med Fryd Vi Seer] that begins with:

Den signede Dag med Fryd vi seer
Af Havet til os opkomme,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXaXaX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXA aXXXaX bXXXbA aXXXaX XXaXXX XXacXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 1101110 1111010110 111111 110111101 1101011 11011101 101111 11011111 110101 110101101 111011 11011111 1111111 01111101 110110 110110101 111111 01101101 111110 11011111 1101111 1110111 1101111 11111111 100111 1111011 111111 110010111 110011 11111101 111101 11011101 1101111 111111101 11111 110011101 1101111 11110100 11110 110001111 110011 110110111 1111100 110111111 1101110 11110101 11101010 11011101 1101011 110111111 110101 1111111 010101 1111110 1101111 110111111 110111 110011101 1101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 62
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; for, de are repeated.

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

    The author used the same words den, som 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 Den Signede Dag Med Fryd Vi Seer [den Signede Dag Med Fryd Vi Seer];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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