Analysis of Rosen paa Kisten

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



See Sørgetoget gjennem Gyden gaaer,
Det er et deiligt Solskin, Lærken slaaer,
Paa Kistelaaget er en Rose lagt,
Den unge Brud til Graven bliver bragt.

I Gyden her, som Barn hun leged glad,
Ved Hyldetræet hist, som Brud hun sad,
Ved Stenten der de skiltes, da han gik,
Ved Stenten der om ham hun Dødsbud fik.

Hvad drømte Rosen vel i Knoppen nys,
Hvad drømte den ved Solens første Kys,
Og ved det sidste glødende Farvel,
Hvad drømmer den paa Kistens sorte Fjel.


Scheme AABB BBCC DDEE
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 111111 10111111 110111 11111011 11011111 11111111 11111111 111111111 111101111 111111111 1111111 11111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 466
Words 85
Sentences 4
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 117
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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