Analysis of Ved Juletræet

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



Danmark deiligst Vang og Vænge!
Du vort Fædreland!
Ærligt dine danske Drenge
Sætte skal istand
Ledet, som er bragt af Lave,
Ledet for vor rige Have;
Glædens Julekrands vi flette
Og paa Gjærdet sætte.

Juletræ er tændt derhjemme,
Tanken flyver did!
Danske Sprog, Du Hjertets Stemme,
Tryl os Julens Tid.
— Forpost ude, Stjernevrimlen
Er Dig Julelys paa Himlen,
Du staaer under Træets Grene,
Om end ude, ene.

Lad i Sang og Fryd og Skaaler
Juleaften gaae,
Engang i Erindring straaler
Deiligt den, som faa:
Juleaftenen ved Slien —,
Hjertet blødt og Melodien:
„Danmark deiligst Vang og Vænge!"
— Danmark leve længe!


Scheme Ababcxbb dbdbeeee fxfceeAa
Poetic Form
Metre 111111 1111 1111 1111 1010111 101111 11111 111111 10111 111 11111 1111 111 01111 1110111 1111 1111111 11 1111 1111 111 11111 111111 1111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 642
Words 105
Sentences 9
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 8
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 155
Words per stanza (avg) 34
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author and poet. more…

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