This is an analysis of the poem Gud-Helligaand! O Kom that begins with:

Gud-Helligaand! o kom
Med Klarhed fra det Høie!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX aXaa XXXX XXXX XaXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011 110111 110111 110111 111111 1101110 10111 111110 11111 011010 110101 111010 11111 110111 101100 110110 011101 11111 101111 1111001 111111 11010 111110 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 95
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; fra, som, os are repeated.

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  • summary of Gud-Helligaand! O Kom;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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