Sønnen Af Guds Fader-Hjerte by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Sønnen Af Guds Fader-Hjerte that begins with:

Sønnen af Guds Fader-Hjerte,
Født før Tid og Verden blev,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXa XXXXXaX XXXaXXX XXXXbbX XXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 1111101 111011 101101 111111 1011101 10111 111101 1011101 11101010 111011 1111001 1110111 1111 1110101 101101 11111 1110111 11011 11111 110010 111111 111101 11111010 1010111 110111 10111 1011 101101 1001111 10101111 101101 11100 110101 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; f, de are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Sønnen Af Guds Fader-Hjerte;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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