This is an analysis of the poem Moses-Kvadet that begins with:

Der toner et Kvad over Tidens Hav,
Som Guds-Folket kan aldrig forglemme,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX aXaX XaXa XXXX aXaX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101110101 111011010 110110111 110111111 11111101 11111110 11111111 111101110 111101101 11111110 111101101 111011110 111111111 11011110 110111101 10100101 111111100 1110111 1101101111 1111011 1101101111 1111111111 1101101101 1110111 11111111 1111011 1110111 11001101111 100101101 10100101 111110101 101011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; jeg, mens are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word sivet at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Moses-Kvadet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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