Har Sorg Og Frygt Mit Lys Udslukt by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Har Sorg Og Frygt Mit Lys Udslukt that begins with:

Har Sorg og Frygt mit Lys udslukt
Og er for Glæde Døren lukt...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabXa bXXXXX XabXXb XXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111110 101111 11110 11011001 011111 0101110 01010101 01011100 010111 1001100 11110110 110111 1011111 11111010 111011 0110111 1110011 110111 1101011 10111100 11111 11111111 1011001000 111111 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • 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; du, bringer, i, jeg are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word du is repeated.

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

  • summary of Har Sorg Og Frygt Mit Lys Udslukt;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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