This is an analysis of the poem Ypperlig Høitid, Med Aandelig Glæde that begins with:

Ypperlig Høitid, med aandelig Glæde,
Tvinger vor Tunge til lystig at kvæde,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXX XaXXX XXXXX XaXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001011001 101111011 111111 111101 1111011 100111010 1011111 11101 10111 11111100 111011101 11111101 110110 11011 11011110 1 11110111 100001100 110111 110110 110010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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 Ypperlig Høitid, Med Aandelig Glæde;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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