Vor Herres Røst by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Vor Herres Røst that begins with:

Vor Herres Røst
Skjult er i Troens Ord,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXbbcXXXX XaXXcXXXXXX XaXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,11,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 10111 1101110111 1011101 1011 111111 11111 11110 101110 101111 1010101 1101 10111 10111111 1011101 1001 101111 10111 110111 101111 111111 101010 1101 101111 1111010101 1010110 111 101011 111100 111110 1110111 1111111 101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 286
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • 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, fred are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word fred is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Vor Herres Røst;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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