This is an analysis of the poem Jeg Veed Et Lille Himmerig that begins with:

Jeg veed et lille Himmerig,
Det er saa nemt at finde,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX aXaX bXbX cXXX cXXX cXXd dXXX XXXX XXXX XXeX XfXf XXXX XXXX XXXX XXcX XXfX XXXX XXXX cXXX XXXX XXcX XXXd XXae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111100 101111 11111100 11011 1101011 11011 1111101 10111 11111101 11011 1111101 110111 1111101 111101 1111101 110010 1011011 11110 111111 110110 1111011 11111 11011101 010111 1001011 11111 11011101 111101 1111111 1001100 111111 111110 11111101 111111 1110111 11101 1111111 1101110 1111111 1101000 1111111 1000010 11111111 1101110 1010111 11011 11011101 100100 1100111 101111 1110111 1101 1100111 111111 1000111 1111 1011011 111110 110111 11011 11001101 110110 11011111 111110 11011101 110111 1111111 110101 11110111 110111 11011101 11111 11110111 111100 11011101 1101010 11110101 111110 1101011 111111 11110110 111110 1110101 101110 111101 110011 10110111 11101 1111100 111110 1111101 11011
  • Amount of stanzas: 23
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 99
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; at is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words det, og are repeated.

    The author used the same words det, vi, ved at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Jeg Veed Et Lille Himmerig;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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