Ømme Taarer, Hjerte-Toner by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Ømme Taarer, Hjerte-Toner that begins with:

Ømme Taarer, Hjerte-Toner,
Vemodblandet Glædes-Røst,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXXaXXXX XXXXbbXX XcXcXaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110110 100011 10111100 1011101 1000111 110011 110101 1100011 0011111 101111 1110111 111111 1110111 1010111 1110111 110111 111111 111001 10111 111111 111101 1111 1111 110010 1110111 1010101 1111 10110 1100011 1000111 1001101 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 221
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; og, er are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines de, ie are repeated).

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  • summary of Ømme Taarer, Hjerte-Toner;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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