Fra Himlen Kom En Engel Klar by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Fra Himlen Kom En Engel Klar that begins with:

Fra Himlen kom en Engel klar,
For Hyrders Øine aabenbar,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXaX bbXX XXXX aXXX XXaX ccXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 1101100 11111101 11011101 11011101 11011101 1111101 1111111 10110101 111111 11010111 11010011 1111111 11001101 1111101 11110111 11111111 11011101 1111111 10011111 110111 1111110 11111101 10011101 11011101 1101011 11111100 11111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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; er, d are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Fra Himlen Kom En Engel Klar;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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