This is an analysis of the poem Engel, Hvor Jeg Har Dig Kiær that begins with:

Engel, hvor jeg har dig kiær,
Du som i det Dunkle...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaaX XXXXaaX XaXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011111 011110 1011101 11111 111111 10110 111111 1010011 11111 1011101 11111 1110111 111111 111110 1011101 11110 110111 11110 1111111 1111101 0111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • 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; i is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Engel, Hvor Jeg Har Dig Kiær;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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