This is an analysis of the poem Op, Hjerte, Op Med Fyrig Tro that begins with:

Op, Hjerte, op med fyrig Tro,
Lev op i Aandens Fryd og Ro!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXaa XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXbXXccaXXX XXXbXXXXXXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,12,12,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 11110111 110111 1111011 1111011 110110 10 10 011 100 1100 1011110 11011101 01011101 011101 1111111 111111 11101 10 10 1010 1110 111 1010101 11011101 11010111 11111 111111 11011101 11011 11 11 111 110 1110 1011110 1111111 11011101 1101010 0011101 1111101 1101100 11 11 111 101 101 1110110 1101111 111101 11110 11011101 11011100 110111 10 10 1100 1010 111 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 270
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 61
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; op, d are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Op, Hjerte, Op Med Fyrig Tro;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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