This is an analysis of the poem Det Uopnaaelige that begins with:

Orme skiælve! Uforsagt
Föle du, o Siel! din Magt...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXXa XXXXbbX ccXXXXX ddXXXXX XXXcXXX
  • 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: 11100 101111 1111101 1011101 110010111 101100101 101011001 101111 111111 101111001 11111 10101101 11100101 11011101 1011100 1111110 11010110 111111 101011100 01110110 11100001 111111 1111 11011100 101010 10111101 111010101 1110111 110111 101111 100100111 101000 1110011 1001111 10111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 223
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; med is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Det Uopnaaelige;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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