This is an analysis of the poem Dend X. Sang that begins with:

Tak JEsu, Siælens Hyrde good
Ævindelig,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXX aaaa XaXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 100 1111111 10011 11110111 111 1101111 110111 11111001 1111 111111100 110101 11010101 11010 11001101 110110 11011101 111 110111 11111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 107
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og is repeated.

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

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