Kirkens Værn by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Kirkens Værn that begins with:

Guds Kirke er vor Klippe-Borg,
Den staaer paa Sions Bjerge!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXXXXXX bXbXXXXXX XXbXXXXXX XcXcbXXXX XXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 11111 11111111 10111 110111 110110 11111 100110 11101 1101111 001111 1101111 111101 110110 111101 111100 11101 1101110 1101111 11101 1111101 110110 11101 110111 1111 111111 111111 1101111 110101 1111011 11101 111111 111111 11011 11010 110110 11001100 111101 11111111 111111 101111 111111 111011 111101 1111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 231
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • 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; d is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines d is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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