Analysis of C. Hauch

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



I Nattedæmring saae du Guds Natur,
Mens Skygger steeg paa Capitoliets Muur,
Du kyndigt tegned' dem med Kunstner-Haand,
Og gav dit Billed' ægte Romer-Aand.


Scheme AABB
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 1111111 111111 1111111 11111101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 161
Words 26
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
Lines Amount 4
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 121
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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