Analysis of H. C. Sneedorf
Hans Christian Andersen 1805 (Odense) – 1875 (Copenhagen)
Vel svigter den vingede Ganger tidt,
Men Du satte Guldhjul for Gangerens Skridt.
Ei Verdens Prosa Du gik forbi,
Du viiste, der laa Poesie deri.
Hil være Herr Henrik!
| Scheme | AABCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111101 1111111 111111 111111 111110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 171 |
| Words | 31 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 130 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 12, 2023
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