Engle I Skare by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Engle I Skare that begins with:

Engle i Skare
Glade nedfare,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXaX XXXXXbaX XXXXbXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 110 1111010 10110 10111010 1010011111 111001001 11101000 11 1111 10110110 10110 01111111 111111001 1111101 11101000 1110 1011 1011011 1111 111111001 1011111001 11101110 11101000
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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; vi is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines le is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word halleluja at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Engle I Skare;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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