Giv Mig, Gud, En Psalme-Tunge by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Giv Mig, Gud, En Psalme-Tunge that begins with:

Giv mig, Gud, en Psalme-Tunge,
Saa for Dig jeg ret kan sjunge,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXaXX bXXXXX XXXXXX aXXXXX XXXXXX bbXaXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 1111111 11100 111111 1101111 10111 101110 1110110 10111 11101010 1111110 1100 1010111 1111111 11100 111111 1011111 101101 11101100 11101010 11111 111111 1110101 1010 1101110 10111100 10111 111011 1110101 10010 110110 1110101 10101 1110001 10110 1111 101101 110101 1111 1111110 11011100 10011 111100 111111 10101 1101101 1011100 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • 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.

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  • summary of Giv Mig, Gud, En Psalme-Tunge;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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