This is an analysis of the poem Tie, Alt Kiød, For Aasyn Hans that begins with:

Tie, alt Kiød, for Aasyn hans,
Som paa Korset blegner!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabXXX XXXXXXX XcacXXX dXdbXXX 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: 1111101 111010 1010111 111010 10110 1011101 011011 101101 101010 1000101 010100 111011 1110111 1010100 1110101 11111 1011111 10101 100111 1001101 111000 11111 111000 1111101 10110 11111 11111 111000 1011011 11101 1011101 11101 1110011 1111101 111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • 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; er, med are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word halleluja at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Tie, Alt Kiød, For Aasyn Hans;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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