This is an analysis of the poem Tusind Aar Stod Christi Kirke that begins with:

Tusind Aar stod Christi Kirke
Paa sin Klippe blandt os trygt!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXXXXXab XcXcdXXX eXeXXXXd daXaXXXX XXXXfXXX gXgXXXXX bXbXfXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 111111 1011100 1111101 101011 1011101 1001101 1011111 1111101 101111 1111111 1001100 1011101 11111 1010111 111111 111111 1110101 111011 1111101 111111 111111 11001000 111110 111110 1111101 1101110 101101 1110101 111111 101101 1111101 11111 011111 11111 010111 111111 111101 1110111 110011 111101 1110101 1111111 10011 1011100 1110111 10111010 111110 111111 101011 1111101 1011101 1001101 110111 1011110 101101 1110001 1011101 11111 111011 1110100 111101 101011 111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 69
  • 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; som is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Tusind Aar Stod Christi Kirke;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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