Analysis of Cigaren
Hans Christian Andersen 1805 (Odense) – 1875 (Copenhagen)
Cigarens Glød er et Ildsted,
hvor Ildaander er tilhuse;
Den Ene blæser med Puster,
at Ilden skal ikke gaae ud;
Den Anden rører med Ildtang,
faaer Saften til at beruse;
I Dampen er der en Troldkraft,
en lille cigarfødt Gud;
Han bygger, som Fata Morgana,
det Røg-Slot Tankerne ville;
Han viser nu for mig Hjemmet
og alle Vennerne der;
Jeg glemmer at Have og Bjerge
uendeligt vidt os skille,
At nede paa Pladsen rigt gløder
Orangens duftfyldte Træer.
— Nu lægger jeg bort Cigaren;
Sevilla, du deilige Stad!
Jeg glemte Dig, jeg var i Danmark,
mens her med Cigaren jeg sad.
Scheme | ABCADBAAEFACGFCCEADA |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 111011 1101 111111 111111 111111 11111 1100111 11111 11110010 111111 111111 1111 111111 1111 1111111 1110 111111 010111 1111111 101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 607 |
Words | 103 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 438 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 101 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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