This is an analysis of the poem Det Store Korstog that begins with:

Vor Gud er død hinsides Hav,
For vore Synder grove,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX abXb XXXX cXXX Xbbb XXbX XdXd XXXX efXX XXXX XXXX aXaX fXXX XXXX fXXX cXXX XXXX XXXX dXdc XXXX XaXXb XXXX XXXX XXXX cXXX eXeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,5,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011001 11101 11010111 1111 110101111 11101 11101101 1111 11010101 11111 1101111 111101 11011101 110110 1111101 1111010 11011100 110110 1101111 110110 1101111 111101 1111101 11111 11111100 1111 11011011 11111 11110111 111100 10111011 1101010 111111 111101 11011101 110111 111111 11011 11010111 111101 110011 11111 1111111 010111 1111111 111010 1101111 111010 1111101 110110 11111101 11101 11010110 111110 11110100 1101000 11010111 111100 10111100 101111 11111111 110111 1111111 11011 11110111 110111 1001010 1111 110111 11111 1101010 11111 11010111 11111 1101011 111101 1100111 110101 11010100 11001 1 1111111 1101110 11010011 110110 11110 11101 11010111 11111 1111101 11100 1111100 111100 11101001 100110 1111100 110110 1111111 111010 1111110 1100010 111011 1100010 1111111 1101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 25
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 123
  • 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; ingen, t are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Det Store Korstog;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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