This is an analysis of the poem Mig Rinder I Hu Et Lystigt Ord that begins with:

Mig rinder i Hu et lystigt Ord,
Det kvæde jeg vil for Kongens Bord,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXbXXXXX cXcaXddXXX eeXXaafXXX aXXcddXXXX XXXgXbXdXb hhdXbXXXXd XXXeXXXXXX gXaaXXXXXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111101 11111101 11111101 11011101 111110111 11101111 11111 11011110 11011110 111110 11111101 01011111 111101 11011101 1101110111 01001101 010101 11011101 11011101 1100110 010111111 11011011 1111111 1111111 111101111 11110111 11011 11111111 11111100 010111 110101101 1101111010 1010110100 11101101 11010101 11111011 110100 11010100 11010001 1000101 010111101 110111111 1101110 11100101 111011111 1101001101 11111 11011111 1111100 1101111 11110111 10011111 110011101 111110 111101111 1101101110 110100 1111101 10111101 1111101 110111101 110111111 110111000 1110111 110111001 1001101111 110101 11011101 0111111 011111 11011011 11011110 11111101 11011011 110111111 111010111 110111 11011101 10011101 1101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 326
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 84
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; vor, er, din, og, i, det, re, dig, gt are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words du, de, og are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines n, d, gt are repeated).

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  • summary of Mig Rinder I Hu Et Lystigt Ord;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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