Gripla - 20.12.2017, Blaðsíða 206

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Ég sá þann sóma, silki og fötin blá,
þær vilja mínum fundinum frá.
[I saw the honourable ones wearing silk and blue garments,
none of them want an audience with me.]
The rhyme scheme in the rest of this vikivakakvæði is a + 6r (six repeat-
ing lines) with an alternating (abab) rhyme scheme in the first part (lines
1–4). In the second part (lines 5–19), the first line is r and the following
two lines (the second of which is always the refrain) rhyme with one other
(cc, dd, ee, ff, gg). the first stanza is given here as an example:
A Margt er gjört að gamni sín a
gengur mér sem öðrum, b
sumir stilla sorgar vín a
sónar meður löðrum. b
R Orðasnilld um auðar lín a
einatt láta hljóma, c
ég sá þann sóma. c
R Dægrastytting finnst það fín a
firðum þegar minnast á, d
sóma föt og silkin blá. d
R Rýr þó verði menntan mín a
mjög hjá skáldum fínum, e
þær vilja mínum. e
R Dvalins til ég drekk nú vín a
dauflegt mörgu sprundi, f
þær vilja mínum fundi. f
R Ef þú léðir eyru þín a
eikin tvinna vel fer þá, g
þær vilja mínum fundinum frá. g
the metre of “Sprundahrós” is 4:3. In the first part, there are 7 syllables
in the a line (4 stressed, 3 unstressed) and 6 in the b line (3 stressed, 3 un-
stressed). In the second part, the a line has the same 7-syllable count as the
cc, dd, ee, ff, and gg lines. However, the 4:3 stress pattern is still followed,
with 4 stressed syllables in the a line and 3 stressed in the cc, dd, ee, ff, and
gg lines. the poem also adheres to strict rules of alliteration; the a lines