This is an analysis of the poem Hierte-Suk [min Siæl, Hvo Er Dog Dend, Som Dig Saa Kierlig Føder] that begins with:

Min Siæl, hvo er dog dend, som dig saa kierlig føder,
Og med sit aabne Bryst og rene Hierte møder?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaXbccXXXXXXaXXXXXXXXadXXXXXXXbXbXdXbbXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 44,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011111101 1111110111 101111111111 111001101111 1101011111100 111100111010 1011001101 11111111011 1101111011 11011101111 101111111 11010110101 1101111101 1011110011 10111111111 1101011111 11010110101 11111111110101 110101011101 110100110110 1111111101 1111010011 11110111001 111001111101 110111111110 10010111111 11111111 1111011111 0101111101 11011111111 1101111111 1101111101 11001111110 1101011111100 111111110110 1011111001 11111111110 11011111101 10110111110 111101111101100 1111111011 110100111110 11011111101 111101110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 417
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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; og, er, med, jeg, om are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Hierte-Suk [min Siæl, Hvo Er Dog Dend, Som Dig Saa Kierlig Føder];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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