Analysis of The Norrona-Race
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson 1832 (Kvikne) – 1910 (Paris)
Norrona-race's longing,
It was the sea's free wave,
And fight of heroes thronging,
And honor that it gave;
Their thoughts and deeds upspringing
From roots in Surtr's fire,
With branches topward swinging
To Yggdrasil aspire.
His course alone each guided,
Oft brother-harm was done;
Our vict'ries were divided,
The honor gained was one.
Each heard his call time-fated,
First Norway, Denmark, came,
The Swede the longest waited,
But greatest grew his fame.
In eastern, western regions
The Danish dragons shone,
To Norway's roving legions
Jerusalem was known.
From sparks the Swedish spirit
Struck forth in Poland's night,
Through Lützen must inherit
Full half the world its light.
First Norseman, Dane, agreeing
In trying times were found,
But Saga's will far-seeing
By little men was bound;
Then Norseman, Swede, agreeing,
Time in its fullness found,
And Saga's will far-seeing
Shall nevermore be bound.
There is prophetic power
In longing hearts of men,
Foretells our union's hour '
For great deeds once again.
Each festival so glorious
To solemn vows us draws:
Forever be victorious
Our blood's, our race's cause!
Scheme | ABABACAX DEDEXFDF GHGHIJIJ AKAKAKAK CLCLMXMX |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) |
Metre | 11010 110111 011101 010111 11011 110110 110110 1101 1101110 110111 1010010 010111 1111110 1111 0101010 110111 0101010 010101 111010 010011 1101010 110101 1111010 110111 111010 010101 111110 110111 111010 101101 011110 11011 1101010 010111 1101010 111101 11001100 110111 01010100 10110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,083 |
Words | 180 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 40 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 177 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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