This is an analysis of the poem Hejren that begins with:

Der kommer Hejren i Bølgeflugt,
Velkommen skal han være!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXaXXXXXaXXXXXXXXbXbXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 44,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010110 100111 10010111 11011 100111110 11100 10011101 111111 1111110 111110 1101101101 110100 111111101 1101110 1101111100 1110010 111111101 11001 011101101 11101 111111111 111111 1100101101 11110 11110111 1110 110001100 110110 11110111 1111000 11110101 11110 101111111 111100 1101100101 1110100 11011111 110110 110001101 111010 11001111 101110 11001111 111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1340
  • Average number of words per stanza: 267
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; den, er are repeated.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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