This is an analysis of the poem Er Som Faar Vi Uden Hyrde? that begins with:

Var den Munk en Anti-Christen,
Vi har sat paa Helgen-Listen,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXXb XXXXXX XaXXXX XaXXXX XXXccb XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX ddXXXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111010 11111010 1110100 0110110 1110111 1111101 1111111 1011101 1011100 1010111 11111111 111011 1111010 10110010 1001110 100111 1111111 1110111 101111 101111111 111111 110110 10101100 11111 1111110 11001010 11111 100011 110111 101111 1110111 101111 11111101 110111 1111111 1011000 1011110 10111010 1011101 101011 110111 111101 1011101 111111 1010101 11111 1111101 11111 11111010 101110 110010 1111010 1111010 101011 1110101 1110111 1011101 11001010 100011 1001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 65
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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; en, h are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word alting is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines den, ngsel, nger, ie are repeated).

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  • summary of Er Som Faar Vi Uden Hyrde?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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