Analysis of Moderen med Barnet
Hans Christian Andersen 1805 (Odense) – 1875 (Copenhagen)
Hist, hvor Veien slaaer en Bugt,
Ligger der et Huus saa smukt.
Væggene lidt skjæve staae,
Ruderne er ganske smaa,
Døren synker halvt i Knæ,
Hunden gjøer, det lille Kræ,
Under Taget Svaler qvid're,
Solen synker — og saa vid're.
I den røde Aftensol
Sidder Moder i sin Stol;
Kinden luer dobbelt rød,
Barnet har hun paa sit Skjød.
Drengen er saa frisk og sund,
Æblekinden rød og rund!
See, hvor hun i Spøg ham banker
Paa de søde Pusselanker.
Katten staaer og krummer Ryg,
Men forstyrres af en Myg;
Barsk han den med Poten slaaer,
Og igjen som Hofmand staaer.
Moder klapper Barnets Kind;
See hvor sødt det sover ind,
Drømmer om de Engle smukke
I sin lille pene Vugge.
Scheme | AAAXXBBB CCAAAABB DDBBAADD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111111 111111 111111 1011 111111 110111 10111 11111 11111 110111 11111 10111111 101111 11111 111111110 11111 11111 11111 1111101 11111 101011 1111111 1111101 11111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 666 |
Words | 123 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 167 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 40 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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