This is an analysis of the poem O, Kiæreste Siæl, Op At Vaage that begins with:

O, kiæreste Siæl, op at vaage!
Thi Dødens og Helvedes Taage...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXaX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101111 1111001 110110100 110110010 110110110 10011010 110111 1111010 110111010 110110010 1101111 111111 1111011 1101101 110110100 11010010 1111111 1111001 1111001 111111 1101111 1101110 1111111 11011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

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  • summary of O, Kiæreste Siæl, Op At Vaage;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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