Analysis of Hører Du Havets susende Tone

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



Hører Du Havets susende Tone,
Klang i Naturens store Accord?
Hver en Conchylie har Lyd af den samme,
Aldrig derinde i den døer den bort.
Sneglehuus nede fra Havdybets Verden,
Hvor i Koralskoven Vragene staae,
Der hvor saa Mange sank ned uden Kiste,
Bølgernes Skum er det Liglag'n, de faae;
Dybets Conchylie, dit Herskab er borte,
Du er et Lighuus med Spøgelse i;
I Dig det suser og synger, hvad Havet
Rummer, mens Tider foer det forbi.
Dig til mit lyttende Øre jeg lægger,
Suus og fortæl, hvad et Verdenshav dækker!


Scheme ABCDABBEBFBGHH
Poetic Form
Metre 111111 111101 11111111 11111011 11111 11111 111111101 11101111 111101 10111111 11111111 111111 1111111111 111111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 518
Words 93
Sentences 5
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 398
Words per stanza (avg) 91
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Hans Christian Andersen

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