This is an analysis of the poem Skiændige Judas, Som Fandt Det Uhyre that begins with:

Skiændige Judas, som fandt det uhyre,
Ikke at skiønne paa Salven hin dyre,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXaXX XXbXXXXX XXXXXXbX XXXXXXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011110 11111011 100110001 10110101 11010111 11101111 1111111011 11111011111 101011111 101101111 1111111 0111001100 1111110110 111001101 1111010011 11111011 101011111 1111111100 011011001 1110111 011101011 111011011 11001111001 111101111 1010110010 111001100 11110001 1010101 01111111 10111101 110101101 11001011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 309
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; d is repeated.

    The author used the same word ski 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 ie, d, ger, tte, re are repeated).

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  • summary of Skiændige Judas, Som Fandt Det Uhyre;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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