Analysis of Graat Veir
Hans Christian Andersen 1805 (Odense) – 1875 (Copenhagen)
Den vaade Taage hænger dorsk over Mark og By,
Det gider ikke regne engang fra sorten Sky;
Selv Gaardens Ænder ligge saa tause hver og een,
Med Hovedet bag Vingen, og ligne Kampesteen.
Ja Bedstemo'er i Stolen smaanikker, sover ind;
Den smukke Datterdatter, med Haanden under Kind,
Har gabet fire Gange, jeg veed hvad det spaaer,
See, over Brystet falder det lange, gule Haar.
Jeg selv sidder søvnig med Benene paatvers,
Jeg gider ikke læse i mine egne Vers!
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111110111 11111111 111111111 1111111 11110111 11111101 1110111111 110111111 11111111 111111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 459 |
Words | 81 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
Lines Amount | 10 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 357 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 79 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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