Jeriko by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Jeriko that begins with:

Jeriko var en Stad saa fast,
Med Mure og saa med Taarne,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX XXXX XXXX XXXX bXbX XXXX aXaX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011111 111111 1011111 111111 1101111 11011010 1011110 11011110 1011110 1111110 1111111 111110 1011101 1111110 1111101 111110 11000111 111111 101111 11011 1011101 1011110 111111 110011 1011011 1011110 1011111 110111 1111100 1111010 1111100 1111000 10100100 111111 1111101 1101111 10101100 1101101 1111100 1011011 1101101 0111110 1101111 11011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; med is repeated.

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

  • summary of Jeriko;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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