Analysis of A. Henselt

Hans Christian Andersen 1805 (Odense) – 1875 (Copenhagen)



Fra Strængene flyver en Fuglehær,
Den synger med Hjerte og Tunge;
Vi Hjerteslaget fornemmer i hver;
Thi griber det Gamle og Unge.
Min Tak er saa ringe, en fattig Sang,
Men tro mig, den ogsaa har Hjerte-Klang.


Scheme ABABCC
Poetic Form Sestain
Heroic Sestet
Metre 1111111 111111 11111 111111 11011111 11111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 214
Words 39
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 6
Lines Amount 6
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 161
Words per stanza (avg) 37
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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