Analysis of Jeg var et Jordens Barn
Hans Christian Andersen 1805 (Odense) – 1875 (Copenhagen)
Jeg var et Jordens Barn og fuld af Lune,
Og Glæde var min Tanke som mit Ord.
En Pige saae jeg — Øinene var brune.
De bandt mig fast til denne skiønne Jord.
Jeg saae en Pige, alt var Aand og Tanke,
Den klare Himmel jo i Øiet laae;
Dødt var mit Hjerte, nu det maatte banke,
Og Siælen barnligt mod sin Himmel saae;
Det Brune vinker ned, det gjør mig svimmel,
Det Blaae mig aabner Kjærlighedens Himmel.
Scheme | ABAB CDCX DD |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 111111111 11111111111 1111111 111111111 111111111 11101111 11111111111 111111101 111111111 11111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 409 |
Words | 80 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 2 |
Lines Amount | 10 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 100 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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