This is an analysis of the poem Jomfru Maria that begins with:

Herren Moder Eva loved,
Da saa bitterlig hun græd:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXX XXXX bXbX XXXX XaXX XXXX XXXX XXXX bXbX 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: 1010101 1110011 1111010 1011101 1011110 100101 10011000 1010110 110101 110011 111111 10111 1001101 1011110 110110 10101 101111 111101 0111101 1010011 110111 1001100 100111 101110 111010 111100 1011111 111101 1011111 111101 1011100 1001101 111101 11111 111111 1110111 10010110 1111110 1101010 1011101 111100 101111 1100110 1011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 107
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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; du, hans are repeated.

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  • summary of Jomfru Maria;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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