Analysis of C. Neergaard

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



Paa Livets Tangenter, de sorte og hvide,
Du lystigt fra Barndoms-Landet udride!
De svulme og bæve i sød Harmoni!
Hvad nu kun de drømme, i Klarhed vil stige.
Dig Gud gav den Lykke i Toner at sige
Hvert Hjerte den qvægende Poesi.

Du Hjemmet vil huske med Frugttræer og Birke,
Den duftende Eng med den blegrøde Kirke,
Og Storken og Svalen, som fløi Dig forbi.
Men mon Du vil huske den Trækfugl, som bragte
En Hilsen til Dig og et Blomsterblad lagde
Foran Dig til Tak for hver Melodi?


Scheme AAXBBX CCXAAA
Poetic Form
Metre 1111111 111111 111111111 1111111111 1111111011 111111 111111011 11111111 111111111 1111111111 11111111 10111111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 486
Words 91
Sentences 7
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 6
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 185
Words per stanza (avg) 45
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 18, 2023

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Hans Christian Andersen

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