Syndernes Forladelse by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Syndernes Forladelse that begins with:

Syndernes Forladelse
Rosen udelukker,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaaXX XXXXbbXc XXXXcccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100100 101000 110100 111010 111101 111101 1011111 0110100 100100 101000 111100 11010 111101 111101 1010101 1010111 100100 11010 111110 010100 110111 1111101 111111 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 192
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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; d is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words t, altid are repeated.

    The author used the same word syndernes at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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