Analysis of Agnetes Vuggevise
Hans Christian Andersen 1805 (Odense) – 1875 (Copenhagen)
Sol deroppe ganger under Lide,
Sov mit Barn, saa bli'r du stærk og stor,
Paa den vilde Havhest skal du ride,
Under Bølgen dejligst Engen gror.
Hvalerne med deres brede Finne
Over dig som store Skyer gaa,
Sol og Maane gennem Vandet skinne,
Begge to du skal i Drømme faa.
Visselul! Jeg fødte dig med Smerte!
Bliv min Glæde altid Aar for Aar,
Du har drukket Livet ved mit Hjerte,
Hver din Taare til mit Hjerte gaar.
Sov, mit Barn! Jeg sidder ved din Vugge,
Lad mig kysse dine Øjne til,
Naar engang de begge mine lukke,
Hvem mon dig da Moder være vil!
Scheme | ABAB CDCX ABAB DEDE |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
Metre | 1110101 111111111111 1111111 10111101 11111 1011111 111111 11111111 1111111 11111111 111111111 111111111 1111111111 111111 111111 111110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 550 |
Words | 106 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 104 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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