Lyse Morgen Er Oprunden by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Lyse Morgen Er Oprunden that begins with:

Lyse Morgen er oprunden,
Endt er Verdens-Dødens Nat,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXaa XXXXXbXa XXXXXXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100100 101011 1111000 1011110 1111111 111101 1111110 1110110 110101 111111 101101 1010111 1010111 110100 1110100 10101110 101011 101111 1111111 1110111 111101 110111 11101100 10111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 228
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; til is repeated.

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

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