This is an analysis of the poem Hører, I, Som Græde that begins with:

Hører, I, som græde,
Og med Taarer væde...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXaaXXXX XXbXXbXXX XcXXXXXcc XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 11101 1011 11111 0011 00111 1011111 11101 10111 1111 11111 1010 10111 11101 1111 1111101 1101100 100100 10101 11101 1111 101110 11110 10111 1011111 11001010 100100 10111 10111 1111 111110 111100 1111 1111111 11001 10101 1011110 11110 1010 10111 10101 10010 1111101 10111010 11010 10111 10101 11101 101010 011100 11111 1111111 101011 11111 10100 11110 11111 111110 111110 11110 1010111 111111 10001 11011 1011 11011 100100 11100 1011 1011000 11101100 100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 79
  • 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; de, d, er are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words her, verden, som are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word opstanden 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 Hører, I, Som Græde;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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