Analysis of I Granada, gjennem Byen

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



I Granada, gjennem Byen,
    Sorgfuld drager Maurerkongen;
    Fra Elviras Port han rider
    Hen til Porten Bivarrambla.
        Vee mig, mit Alhama.

Breve vare komne til ham,
    At han havde tabt Alhama;
    Brevene han smed til Jorden,
    Den, som bragte dem, han dræbte.
        Vee mig, mit Alhama!

Og han steg ned af sit Muuldyr,
    Satte sig paa Hesten, red saa
    Til Alhambra, lod der skingre
    Sølvtrompet og Kjedeltromme.
        Vee mig, mit Alhama!"

„Kun din Ret skeer Dig, o Konge!
    Du fortjente værre Skjæbne."

„Som Du Alhama har mistet,
    Miste skal Du snart dit Rige!
        Vee mig, mit Alhama!"


Scheme aabxC ccadC bxbcC ea deC
Poetic Form Etheree  (30%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 101011 1101 111110 1111 111111 11111 11111 111110 1111111 111111 1111111 111111 1010111 1111 111111 1111111 111111 11111 111111 111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 644
Words 101
Sentences 11
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5, 2, 3
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 84
Words per stanza (avg) 19
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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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