This is an analysis of the poem Giv Himlen Nu Din Stemme that begins with:

Giv Himlen nu din Stemme,
Mit Hjerte, Sjæl og Sind!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXbbX XXXXXXXc XXXdXXXd XXXXeXXe XcXcXXXX XfXfXXXX XXXaXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 1111111 110101 111111 1111111 1101110 111110 111101 1111010 11011 11001 11111 111101 111101 11011 110100 101101 101011 110101 110111 010111 1011110 1101110 111101 111111 11011 11110 1111 1111 111110 111100 110101 111110 111101 1111100 110111 11111 11111 111101 1111011 11111 11011 111111 101101 101111 111100 111100 11011 110111 11111 110010 110111 111011 110011 1100110 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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; den is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words da, har, at, bort are repeated.

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  • summary of Giv Himlen Nu Din Stemme;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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