Stefan by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Stefan that begins with:

Søde Jesus, Julens Fyrste,
Spiret op af Jesse Rod,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXbX bcXcaXXX XXXdcXXX XXXXXdXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 1011101 1111101 101111 1101100 111111 111111 1101101 1001111 101101 110011 1111110 111110 111101 1110110 11111110 11011 1001101 1111100 1111101 010110110 1111101 1011101 11111 1110111 101111 10111 111110 1111111 1111101 101011 1011110 101101 1010111 1010011 1110111 1110101 1110101 11111010 111111 111111 1110111 1011110 101011 1011101 1101111 101111 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 222
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; de is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Stefan;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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