Analysis of Lille Sally, her er Brev

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



Lille Sally, her er Brev,
Andersen iaftes skrev.
Veiret er saa graat og vaadt,
Ja, det sneer jo ganske smaat;
Snart vil falde mere Snee,
Og Du kan fra Ruden see,
Hvor den fyger, hvor den føiter,
Og der løber Folk paa Skøiter!

Intet Menneskene kan see
Rødgrød meer i Grøfterne;
Men nu har vi — kom og spiis! -
Alle Grøfter fyldt med Iis;
Snen drysser Sukker paa,
Du den alenhøi kan faae.
Invitere nu Du maatte
Otto, Poul og Charlotte.

Lille Sally, gamle Ven,
Skriv Du mig nu Brev igjen!
Har du ikke Blæk og Pen,
Læg et Kys i Brevet hen.
Vi skal sees i Grønningen,
Vi skal sees i Himmelen,
Vi hinanden kjender,
Vi er gamle Venner!


Scheme AABBCCDD CCEEXABB CCFFCCDD
Poetic Form
Metre 110001 10011 101111 111111 11111 1111101 1111111 11111111 1111 11110111 1111111 111111 1111 111111 1111 11110 11011 111111 1111111 1111111 111111 11111 111 10110
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 628
Words 123
Sentences 9
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 8
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 156
Words per stanza (avg) 40
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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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