This is an analysis of the poem Hellig-Aand! Vor Sorg Du Slukke that begins with:

Hellig-Aand! vor Sorg Du slukke!
Vor Mørkladenhed giør klar!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXX XXXbbX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 110011 101010 101001 111111 111111 10100100 1010001 11100100 1100101 1001111 1011100 0111010 1111010 1110110 111011 1111101 1110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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, d are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Hellig-Aand! Vor Sorg Du Slukke;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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