This is an analysis of the poem Gud-Faders Runde, Milde Haand that begins with:

Gud-Faders runde, milde Haand
I Sandhed er den Hellig-Aand,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX aXXX XXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 11001101 1110100 10011101 11110111 1101011 11111110 1101100 1111001 11010111 1101111 11110110 11011101 1111101 1101111 1101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; d is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Gud-Faders Runde, Milde Haand;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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