Analysis of Stakkels Mary Anne
Hans Christian Andersen 1805 (Odense) – 1875 (Copenhagen)
Under Gravens Græstørv sover
Stakkels Mary Anne!
Piger, kom kun! græder over
Stakkels Mary Anne!
Falsk var han, som tro hun troede,
Slangen sig om Hjertet snoede,
Fred ei meer paa Jorden boede, -
Stakkels Mary Anne!
Bleg blev Kinden, Smilet døde,
Stakkels Mary Anne!
Hele Verden syntes øde,
Stakkels Mary Anne!
Nær ved Kilden under Borgen,
Hvor han ikke kom hiin Morgen,
Stod hun, Billedet paa Sorgen,
Stakkels Mary Anne!
Haabet holdt hun til det sidste,
Stakkels Mary Anne!
Men saa maatte Hjertet briste,
Stakkels Mary Anne!
Over Ungdom, Skjønhed, Glæde
Breder Gravens Græs sit Klæde,
Egnens Piger Dig begræde,
Stakkels Mary Anne!
| Scheme | aBaBcccB cBcBdddB cBcBcccB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1011111 1101 1111110 1101 1111111 11111 11101101 1101 111111 1101 1111 1101 11111010 1111110 111110 1101 111111 1101 11111 1101 1011111 1111111 11111 1101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 665 |
| Words | 106 |
| Sentences | 11 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 163 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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