This is an analysis of the poem Dig Rumme Ei Himle that begins with:

Dig rumme ei Himle,
Og Himlenes Himle,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaaX XXbXXX XXXXXc XXcXaX XXXdXX eXfXXX dXXXXX XXXXXX XXbaab ggXXXX eefccX XXXXXX XXXeXc dfXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 11001 11010 11011 1101 11111 0111 11111 0101 110110 110010 10011 11011 11011 10011 01111 1111 10111 110110 110110 11001 11110 1101 1011 1111 1111 11001 10111 1111 1101 11110 111010 11111 110110 110100 11111 1100 11001 1111 11100 010110 1101 111 11010 1111 11010 11011 101 01110 11111 1111 1111 11111 11101 1101 1101 1111 11110 11111 1111 01110 111110 01011 1111 101 11111 11011 11011 1111 11110 11011 10111 1101 11110 11011 11010 110100 11111 100101 01011 11011 010110 11100 11001
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 92
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; til, med are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines himle, vet, ver, re, de, ile, ster are repeated).

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

  • summary of Dig Rumme Ei Himle;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig