This is an analysis of the poem Kron-Prinds I Himlen Og Konge Paa Jorden that begins with:

Kron-Prinds i Himlen og Konge paa Jorden!
Hil dig! fra Gud kom du retviis herned,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXbXb XXXXXXXc XXXXXXaX XXXXXXdX XXXXXXXX XXdXXXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111011110 1111101010 101111010 10111111 111101001 111101001 110110111 1101101101 1011011001 1111011 1001111011 101101101 111101101 010111010 1011011111 11111001 1001111110 10110101 1100101110 1011111111 01101111 10111111 1111111 111111011 11110111 10001111 10101110 101111111 10100111 1011101011 10111110 1010011111 10111111 11111001 10111111 11111011 1101001011 101111001 1010011111 11111011 010111100 10111101 11010111010 1011011111 1011010001 01111101 100111111 100111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 295
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; i, og, med, dig, d, du, for are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words bringer, lovet are repeated.

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  • summary of Kron-Prinds I Himlen Og Konge Paa Jorden;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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