This is an analysis of the poem Med Os Det Har Slet Ingen Nød that begins with:

Med os det har slet ingen Nød,
Mens Herren er vor Hyrde,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXX XXXXaXX XbXXXXX XXXXXXX XXaXXXX XXXXbbX XXXXXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111101 110011 10011101 110111 111111 110111 11011 1111101 111110 11010111 110111 10111111 111111 10011110 11010110 1111 1111110 111110 11110111 1111111 110111 11110011 1111 11011101 11011 1111111 10010111 111110 0111111 111110 1111111 110011 111111 1111101 11111 11010110 110100 1110111 11111 0101111 11001101 1111 111111 110110 11110101 110111 0111100 1101111 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 226
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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; din, den, d are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words med, naar, da, den are repeated.

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  • summary of Med Os Det Har Slet Ingen Nød;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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