This is an analysis of the poem Hierte-Suk [aldrig Er Jeg Uden Vaade] that begins with:

Aldrig er jeg uden Vaade,
Aldrig dog foruden Naade:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001101 1011001 1011111 1011101 1010110 10101100 1001101 1001111 1110111 1111111 111110 1011101 1011110 10100100 111110101 101101 1110111 101111 1111101 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 556
  • Average number of words per stanza: 109
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; altid, nu, i, er are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words aldrig, altid, nu, saa are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Hierte-Suk [aldrig Er Jeg Uden Vaade];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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