Analysis of Ved ham, for hvem at Stenen brast for Graven

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



Ved ham, for hvem at Stenen brast for Graven,
Ved ham hold fast i Lykke, Sorg og Savn!
Da gaaer Du sikkert som i Barndoms-Haven,
— Vor hele Vej fra Vuggen og til Graven
Er fra en Moders til en Faders Favn.


Scheme AAAAA
Poetic Form Monorhyme
Metre 1111111110 111111111 111111110 111111110 01111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 211
Words 44
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 156
Words per stanza (avg) 42
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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