Vær Trøstig, Zion, Jesu Brud by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Vær Trøstig, Zion, Jesu Brud that begins with:

Vær trøstig, Zion, Jesu Brud!
Nok har du grædt og grundet:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXaX XXXXXXX bXXXXXX XXXbccX XXXXXXX XXXXXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 1101110 1111110 1011100 11011100 0111101 110110 10000111 011100 11111101 111111 1101011 10110101 11111 11111111 11101 1101000 10111 1100101 11110111 110110 111111 110001 110111 11101 111110 11011111 11101 11110111 111111 10011101 110101 11110111 1101111 111110 11001101 111111 10111101 111110 11111100 11110101 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • 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.

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  • summary of Vær Trøstig, Zion, Jesu Brud;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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