This is an analysis of the poem Hjelp Gud, At Jeg Nu Kunde that begins with:

Hjelp Gud, at jeg nu kunde,
Du ædle Skaber min,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbXXX XXXXXXa XcXXdXd XXXXXXX XXXXbXX XXXXXXX bbXXXbX XaaXXXX XXXcaXX XXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 01101 10100 100001 1100101 111101 11111 101111 101101 1101 11111 11011111 110110 11101 1111110 111101 111101 110111 11011111 1110110 1101 1011000 11111 011000 110111 1111111 1001110 01111 110110 11101 100110 11101 1111101 101111 111101 110110 111011 111111 111011 1111101 11111 11111 110110 11111 1111110 01101 1101111 1101010 110111 1111 10101 111101 11111 10111101 111110 110100 110111 110100 111111 11111 10111101 110110 111011 11111 101101 111110 111101 1111011 110010 100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 79
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; d is repeated.

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

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  • idea of the verse;
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