Analysis of Herregaards-Skytterne

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



Som Tegn om gamle Tider hjemme,
Om Ridderborg og Ridder-Mod,
Vor Bøsse løfte skal sin Stemme;
For gamle Danmark Ungdoms Blod!
        Mand staaer ved Mand,
        „Med Gud, for Konge og Fædreland!"
Nu kommer Herregaards-Skytten!

Det er den sorte Jæger-Skare
Med dansk Cocarde og Hanefjer;
Blandt Fjendens Flokke skal vi klare,
Vort Øie Hjertestedet seer.
        Mand staaer ved Mand,
        „Med Gud, for Konge og Fædreland!"
Nu kommer Herregaards-Skytten!

Tro ikke, Landet er ei lukket,
I Folket Holger Danske staaer!
Hver fjendtlig Fugl skal blive plukket,
Hvis Vinge over Gjærdet slaaer!
        Mand staaer ved Mand.
        „Med Gud, for Konge og Fædreland!"
Nu kommer Herregaards-Skytten!


Scheme ababBBC dddxBBC bdbdBBC
Poetic Form
Metre 111111 111101 11111111 11111 1111 1111111 11011 1011111 11111 111111 1111 1111 1111111 11011 111011 11111 111111 1110111 1111 1111111 11011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 701
Words 107
Sentences 12
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 7, 7, 7
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 168
Words per stanza (avg) 34
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author and poet. more…

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