Analysis of Fyen
Hans Christian Andersen 1805 (Odense) – 1875 (Copenhagen)
Ved Tanken om min Føde-Ø,
Forsvinder hver en Smerte!
Den favnes af den stolte Sø,
Og kaldes „Danmarks Hjerte."
Her havde Freia fordum Bo,
Nu flyer hun disse Kyster,
Thi ellers havde Øen to,
— Nys saae jeg hendes Søster.
| Scheme | AAXA XBXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 111111 1111 111111 1111 011011 110111 110111 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 230 |
| Words | 43 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 82 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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