Analysis of Fru Grove, født Fenger

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



Bag Sorø Sø ved Skoven
Bonden gik bag Ploven;
Jeg kom med Ingemann og med hans Frue
I Præstegaardens Stue.
De glade Børnestemmer klang;
En lille Pige mindes jeg især,
Med store, milde Øjne sad hun der,
Jeg troer endnu at høre hendes Sang.

Til Tak for den nu efter mange Aar
Af mig igjen en lille Sang hun faaer;
I den vi Præstegaarden vil besøge
Og gjensee Alle, som vi mødte der;
Saa vandre vi med Sang bag Skovens Bøge
Heelt ned til Sorø Sø, — nu er vi her!
Fuldmaanen skinner, Nattergalen slaaer,
— Det lyder gjennem alle Livsens Aar.
Der spirer Blomster fra det mindste Frø;
Hvad smukt og godt er, det kan aldrig døe.


Scheme AABXCBBC BBDBDBBBBX
Poetic Form
Metre 11111 1111 11111111 1111 11111 1111111 1111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 111111111 111111010 11011 111111 1111111 1111011111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 632
Words 120
Sentences 6
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 10
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 235
Words per stanza (avg) 59
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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