This is an analysis of the poem Lystig, Min Broder! Og Lystig Igjen that begins with:

Lystig, min Broder! og lystig igjen
en Krands du for Viinguden binde!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXAAXXBX XXXXXXAAXXBX XXXXccAAXXBX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011011010 11011001 1110111001 1101011 11100111111 10110111010 1011111 11111 10111 110101 11101001 11011011 111111001 111011 1101100101 1001111 10010011100 1011011101 1011111 11111 10111 110101 11101001 11011011 10111111 1111001 1101101101 1101101 11110111101 1111110111 1011111 11111 10111 110101 11101001 11011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 397
  • Average number of words per stanza: 77
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; de, som, og are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word bedste at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Lystig, Min Broder! Og Lystig Igjen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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