Analysis of Landsoldatens Hjemkomst

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



Det er som en Festdag hver evige Dag,
Vor Landsoldat kommer tilbage.
Fra Huus og til Huus hænge Krandse og Flag,
Folk juble fra Gader og Tage,
Hvert Laug har sin Fane, Musiken er med,
Og Hurra og Jubel hvert evige Sted.
„Nu komme de! hør fra Voldene Skud!
Saa sunde, saa prægtige see de ud!"
Hurra! Hurra! I herlige, brave Soldater!

De komme med Blomster paa Hat og Gevær,
Et vandrende Foraar de ligne;
Gaae ind imellem dem, tal med hver,
Det er de Mænd, vi velsigne.
De stred og døied og udholdt som Faa,
Og vide selv ikke, hvor store de staae.
Den fineste Frøkens Rosenmund
Kunde kysse Soldaten i denne Stund.
Hurra! Hurra! I herlige, brave Soldater!


Scheme ababccccD dedexcccD
Poetic Form
Metre 10111111 11101 1111111111 111111 11111101 1111111 11111111 11111111 111111 111111111 11111 1111111 1011111 111111111 11111111 11111 111111 111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 653
Words 123
Sentences 15
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 9, 9
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 248
Words per stanza (avg) 60
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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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