Poem Analysis of Kvinden Saae, Din Frugt Var Skiøn by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig for close reading

This is an analysis of the poem Kvinden Saae, Din Frugt Var Skiøn that begins with:

Kvinden saae, din Frugt var skiøn,
Du Kundskabs-Træ hint gamle!...

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Rhyme scheme: aXXXaXX XXXXaXX aXaXXXX babaaXX XXXXaXX
Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,
Closest metre: iambic trimeter
Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
Сlosest stanza type: tercets
Guessed form: unknown form
Metre: 1011111 010111 1011101 111111 10011101 11011101 110111 1011101 110111 011100 11111 111101 11011101 110101 1001111 0111110 1010011 111110 1111111 110110111 110101 111010 1111110 1011101 111110 11111111 1111101 111111 111011 1101110 101101 111110 11110111 11110101 110110
Amount of stanzas: 5
Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
Average number of words per stanza: 43
Amount of lines: 38
Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
Average number of words per line: 6
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; paa is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word paa is repeated.
The author used the same words kvinden, paa at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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