Forudsigelsen by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Forudsigelsen that begins with:

Forudsigelsen
Christ! af dit Komme til Verdens Ø,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10000 1111110 11000 10111101 1011010100 111100 100110 1110 1111011 1010 1010111 10010 1011101001 10111110 1011010 1011111 111 1111011 1100 11111101 1100 1011101010 10011110100 11110110 10111110 10110 1011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 256
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; de is repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Forudsigelsen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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