Kong Salomon by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Kong Salomon that begins with:

Af Lyst til Vidskab uden Mage
Kom Giæster mange til min Gaard,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXa bXbX XXXX XaXX XXXX XcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 1101111 110111 1010100 1001101 11011100 111111 11010111 1100011 1100110 111111110 1101101 11101010 1110100 11111110 11010101 1101101 1111011 11011101 11001111 111111 11110110 11111111 11011101 11110111 11011101 1100111 111111 1011111 1111001 11010111 1011111 111111111 1111101 11110111 10110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; og, hvad are repeated.

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

  • summary of Kong Salomon;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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