Analysis of Vandring i Skoven

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



Min søde Brud, min unge Viv,
Min Kjærlighed, mit Liv!
Kom, Maanen skinner stor og klar,
En Stilhed Natten har,
En Deilighed, en Eensomhed,
Min søde Brud, kom med!
I Bøgeskoven gaae vi To,
Der, hvor Skovmærker groe.

I denne lyse, tause Nat,
Hos Dig, min Verdens Skat,
Jeg er saa glad, saa salig glad,
Duft friske Bøgeblad!
Syng Nattergal! lys Maane klar!
Jeg her al Rigdom har:
Min søde Brud, min unge Viv,
Min Kjerlighed, mit Liv!

Du er saa frisk som Bøgens Hang,
Som Nattergalens Sang,
Saa dyb som Nattens stille Ro,
Her hvor Skovmærker groe,
Hvor maleriske Bøge staae
Og vi ved Maan'skin gaae!
Min søde Brud, min unge Viv,
Min Kjærlighed, mit Liv!


Scheme AAbbcccb ccccbbAa ddxbcdAA
Poetic Form
Metre 1111111 1111111 1110111 1111 1111 111111 111111 11111 11111 11111 1011111 1111 11111 10111 1111111 111111 10111111 111 111111 01111 11111 11111 1111111 1111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 648
Words 119
Sentences 10
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 8
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 161
Words per stanza (avg) 39
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Hans Christian Andersen

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