This is an analysis of the poem Gylden-Aaret! Hør, Det Runger that begins with:

Gylden-Aaret! hør, det runger,
Høit som mange Tordners Brag!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101110 111101 10101110 111011 110110 10101010 111000 1011000 10101110 1001101 1011100 111110 1011101 1011110 1010111 1010111 1010110 1010101 10011110 1011101 111110 11111010 110101 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 230
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; h is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words ordet, jesus are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word mand at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Gylden-Aaret! Hør, Det Runger;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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