Analysis of Med et Kobberstykke [Som Englene det Jordiske bortbære]

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



Som Englene det Jordiske bortbære
Hen over Jorden, gjennem Himlens Blaae,
Vor Tro paa Gud den Fjederham vil være
Der løfter op, hvor ingen Skygger naae.

„En Stjerne mellem Stjerner er vor Klode";
Guds Villie altid skeer, den er det Gode,
Det Bedste for hver Enkelt udi Vrimlen;
Os Børn — vort Juletræ er Stjernehimlen.


Scheme AXAB CCBB
Poetic Form Quatrain  (50%)
Metre 111111 11010111 111111111 11111111 11101011 11111011 1111111 1111101
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 329
Words 57
Sentences 3
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
Lines Amount 8
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 124
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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