Denne Er Dagen, Som Herren Har Gjort by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Denne Er Dagen, Som Herren Har Gjort that begins with:

Denne er Dagen, som Herren har gjort!
Den skal Hans Tjenere fryde,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXaXX aXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXaXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011011 111101 1111101001 111111 1111010 101101011 101101110 11110110 111101111 1110110 11001111 1011100 111111 10110111 101001101 101101 101111111 111111 10111101 111110 1001110 11110110 11111111 110110 111111111 101010 111111111 01110110 111111 10011111 10010110 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 251
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; dit, og, er are repeated.

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

  • summary of Denne Er Dagen, Som Herren Har Gjort;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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