Klynke Og Klage by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Klynke Og Klage that begins with:

Klynke og klage,
Nætter og Dage,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaaa XXXXXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 111 1111011001 1110 1110 0101111011 111 111 1111011001 1011 1110 11111111 101 111 111011001 11000 1110 111111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • 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; de is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word l is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines de, ie are repeated).

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  • summary of Klynke Og Klage;
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