This is an analysis of the poem Hvo Kan Troe, Som Har Ei Hørt that begins with:

Hvo kan troe, som har ei hørt!
Det er Aandens Tale,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXX XXXXXXX aXXXXXX XbaXbXX XXaXXXX bXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXcXX aXXXXXX cXcXXXX XXXXddX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111 10101 1011101 10111 11011 1010100 10110 1111111 10011 111111 11100 111111 1011101 10111 111101 10010 1111001 11110 1111111 101101 10111 1010111 011010 101111 11000 11011 111111 10011 101111 111110 11111 101110 111111 1011101 111010 101111 1101 1011101 11101 1010101 1110111 1111 100011 11111 1100101 10101 1111111 1111111 1110 1010100 11101 111100 11111 1111111 111111 111000 1011101 1111 111011 111010 1110111 111101 1101 1111111 1011 011011 11111 11101101 1110001 1101 111100 111010 1110100 111010 111111 1110111 101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 85
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (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; med, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words h, som, ei are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Hvo Kan Troe, Som Har Ei Hørt;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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