Sørger Ei For Dem, Der Sove by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Sørger Ei For Dem, Der Sove that begins with:

Sørger ei for dem, der sove
Med Guds Fred i Gravens Skiød!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXXXXXaa XXXXaXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 1111101 0101101 11111 1110101 1011101 101111 1111101 11111000 10111101 11111100 1011101 11110010 10111010 1011111 11111 110101 11101 111011 11101 1110111 1011101 111101 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 218
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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; den is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Sørger Ei For Dem, Der Sove;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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