This is an analysis of the poem Kirken Er Som Himmerige that begins with:

Kirken er som Himmerige,
Meget kan den lignes ved,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa bXXX XaXX XXbX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001100 1011101 1111111 111111 1111110 1010111 1111010 11111 10111010 1001101 1111110 1010101 10111010 1111111 11001110 1110100 101111 1011101 1011101 101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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; der, med are repeated.

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  • summary of Kirken Er Som Himmerige;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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