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
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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