This is an analysis of the poem Herren Af Søvne Opvaagned, Opsprang that begins with:

Herren af Søvne opvaagned, opsprang,
Hører du, Helved, vor Morgen-Sang:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX aaXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110010 10101101 1010101 11111110100 101110110 1010101 101011011 10111101 1010101 1011011 11111101 1011101 1011010011 101101111 1010101 1011001110 1001110010 1010101 1111011001 1011101 1010101 11110111 10110011 1101101 101101001 101101101 1010101 11111111 111101111 1011101 1010001000 11101111 1010101 111111111 11111101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 253
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; de, d are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word det at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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  • summary of Herren Af Søvne Opvaagned, Opsprang;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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