This is an analysis of the poem Der Stander Et Træ I Vor Guds Paradis that begins with:

Der stander et Træ i vor Guds Paradis,
Det haver saa deilige Blade,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbXXX XbbbXXX XbXbXXX aXaXbXX cXcXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXbXX aXXXXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111010 1101101 11110111 1110011 110111101 1101111111 11011 111111011 11011001 110111111 1101111 111111111 10011011011 10111100 11011111101 11111001 1010111111 1111101 1101111001 1101111 1100101 111111010 0101111 010101111 11010101 011110111 011110011 0111101 1101101111 1101101 1110110111 111111 011110111 111101101 1100101 1111110101 1001110 110101101 101110 11001011001 1101111001 11001111 11111111 11110101 111111101 11011011 11111111 1111111001 10101011 11010111010 101011 1101111001 11001111 1101111110 1101101111 11011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 334
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 61
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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, den, saa, de, er, i, vi are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Der Stander Et Træ I Vor Guds Paradis;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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