Vor Jesus Kan Ei Noget Herberg Finde by Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Vor Jesus Kan Ei Noget Herberg Finde that begins with:

Vor Jesus kan ei noget Herberg finde
I Bethlehem, sin Konge-Faders By!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXbX XbXXaXX XXXXaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101110101 110111101 1111011111 1111011101 01010111 110111 11111 11101111 1111101 111111011 11111001 1111110 111101 110110 1111011000 11111010 11010101100 111101011 1101111 111101 11101 11111111 10111101 1111011 1111011101 11011111 111101 11011 1111011101 111110111 11110110 1111011101 1111111 110111 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 229
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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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