This is an analysis of the poem Jesus Christus, Livets Drot that begins with:

Jesus Christus, Livets Drot,
I den Nat, han blev forraadt,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXa aXXXXXX XXaXbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 1111110 111111 111111 11011 101010111 1000111 1110001 10111 11111 101110 101011 111111110 1011100 1001001 1111100 1011101 1011111 10110 1111101 1110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • 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.

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