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

Stolte Laurbærtræ! som byder
Helten dine Løv, og Isen pryder,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXabXX XXXXXX XXXXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 101111010 110001101 111100 1110111 1100001 1110101 111101 111111 110111 1101111 11111101 10011010 11011010 11000111 1010100 10010110 111000101 101111 101111011 11110001 101010 11100110 11001111 111111 1011111 11101111 10101 110110010 1111011 111101 101100100 1011111 111 11100011 10111110 11101110 111111010 10111100 1011110 11110110 100010000 1001010 1111111 110101 101111 10111110 1101110 10111010 1011111010 10001111 10100110 1011010 10110100 111101 1100111 1011111110 10001110 11011100 10011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • 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; din is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words der, taarerne are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines je is repeated).

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

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