This is an analysis of the poem Nu Nærmer Sig Vor Pindse-Fest that begins with:

Nu nærmer sig vor Pindse-Fest,
Gud-Helligaand! vær Du vor Giæst,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXX XXXX XXbX XXaX XXbX bXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 11001011 1101111 11011110 1101111 11010011 11101101 11111100 11011111 1111011 1101111 1101101 11110111 111011 11011001 11010101 11011101 11111 1111101 1001111 11011111 11011100 1111101 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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, d are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word kom at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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  • summary of Nu Nærmer Sig Vor Pindse-Fest;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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