Analysis of Vandrer-Liv
Hans Christian Andersen 1805 (Odense) – 1875 (Copenhagen)
Gaardhunden gjøer — dens Tænder ere saa skarpe.
En Qvinde træder i Forstuen ind,
Ak, Armod sidder paa Kjole og Kind,
Hun synger og spiller paa Harpe.
En ussel Hest bag Gjærdet søger sit Foder;
Hist holder Vognen med Dyne og Skuur,
Der sidder Manden i Guds Natur
Med Barnet, som skriger paa Moder.
Han kysser lidt og kniber til Forandring;
Snart kommer Qvinden med Penge og Brød,
Saa dier hun Barnet paa sit Skjød,
Mens Manden bereder til Vandring.
| Scheme | ABBA CCCC DBBD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 110111111 1111111 1111111 1111011 1111111111 11011111 111111 11011110 1111111 110111111 1101101111 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 455 |
| Words | 82 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 116 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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