Analysis of Basnæs
Hans Christian Andersen 1805 (Odense) – 1875 (Copenhagen)
Der staaer en nybygt Gaard af gammel Art
Med røde Taarne tæt ved Beltets Vande.
I kjære Minder lyser den saa klart
Og siger: „Her er godt ved Danmarks Strande".
Der blev jeg hjemme mangen Sommerdag
Og naar ved Juul de hvide Bier sværmed;
Der milde Øine, ærligt Hjertelag
Den hyggelige, kjære Arne skjærmed.
Og der — det veed jeg — ved dens Arnes Fyr
Med Hjertet hører man mit Eventyr.
Scheme | ABABCACADD |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 111111101 111111111 111101111 11001111 1111101 1111011111 11111 1111111 111111111 111111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 398 |
Words | 73 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
Lines Amount | 10 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 293 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 71 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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