This is an analysis of the poem Himlene, Talsmand! Fortælle Din Ære that begins with:

Himlene, Talsmand! fortælle din Ære,
Og den udstrakte Befæstning din Magt,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX aXaXXX XXbXXX XXXXXX XcXcXX bXXcXX
  • 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: 1010111 11101011 1011101 111011011 1011111 1101101000 1001011111 100111001 1011011011 101111101 1011111 1101101000 101011110 101011010 101111010 11111101 1011111 1101101000 10101010 111101111 11111011 1111011 1011111 1101101000 1010110001 110111101 111101111 101111011 1011111 1101101000 10010110010 101101111 110100111111 1011111 1011111 1101101000
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; din is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Himlene, Talsmand! Fortælle Din Ære;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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