This is an analysis of the poem Hierte-Suk [naar Jeg, O Gud Paa Havet Er] that begins with:

Naar jeg, O GUd paa Havet er
Og Bølge-ryggen giennemskiær,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXXbbXXXaXXXXXaXXXXXXXcXbXXdXcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 34,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111100 1110100 111110 11111011 111111 1111 11011111 10111101 111110 10110111 10110111 111110 1010011 111011 1110110 11010111 11010111 1101010 111111 100111 11111 1111111101 11101111 111101 11011101 110111111 111101 11111111 1110110 11011 01 1111011 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 471
  • Average number of words per stanza: 94
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; dend, hvor are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines r, e are repeated).

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

  • summary of Hierte-Suk [naar Jeg, O Gud Paa Havet Er];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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