This is an analysis of the poem Lovsangen that begins with:

Herren, han har besøgt sit Folk,
Natten, hun blev til Morgen,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XXbX XXbX cXcX XXXX bXXX XXXX XXXX Xaba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011111 1011110 10011101 1011110 10011101 11111 1110101 111011 10111100 11110 1111101 1011 1010111 11111 1011111 11111 1010111 101010 1011111 11111 11111101 11111111 11110111 101011 1011111 101111 10110110 11101 1011111 100111 1110111 11111 10011101 10111 10111111 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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