This is an analysis of the poem Fryd Dig Ved Livet that begins with:

Fryd dig ved Livet
i dine Dages Vaar!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXAXXXXX XXAXbbaX XXAXccXX XXAXXXcX XXAXddXX XXAXXXXa XXAXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 11101 111 1110 1101111 111101 11010110 110111 11110 11101 111 1110 1101101 11010111 1101001 110111 11110 11101 111 1110 1111011 11011101 1101101 11101 11110 11101 111 1110 1011011 1110100 11100111 110111 11110 11101 111 1110 1101011 11010111 1110100 1111 11110 11101 111 1110 111111 1101111 11010101 11001 11110 11101 111 1110 1011011 1110111 1111111 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 193
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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; og, den, saa are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Fryd Dig Ved Livet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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