Analysis of Vi er i Marts, men Martsviol

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



Vi er i Marts, men Martsviol
Kun sees i Rude-Isen,
Man selv maa bringe Foraars-Sol
Og „Fatter" bringe Visen!
Her er vi jo den gamle Stok,
(Det sagt er med Poliskhed)
 Og more os det skal vi nok,
Vi har jo Ungdoms Friskhed!

See Stuen her, hvor pompeiansk,
Nei, det er den ved Siden,
Herinde, her er østerlandsk,
Med Nyden hele Tiden.
Hver Væg et Billedgalleri,
Imens vi kildre Ganen,
 Paa kjøbenhavnsk kaldt Poesi,
Paa østerlandsk: Divanen!

Det er omtrent eengang hvert Aar,
Vi her slaae Basserallen,
I Danmarks ny Historie staaer
Det ei — spørg kun von Allen!
Men det er ligemeget det,
Vi ærgre os slet ikke.
Vi svinge Hue og Kasket,
Vor egen Skaal vi drikke!

Har Tiden ingen Martsviol,
Saa har den her „Slukefter"!
Din Skaal, min Skaal, vort Selskabs Skaal,
Hurra, af alle Kræfter!
Her er gemytligt friskt og sundt,
Og ingen Rigsdags Tanker,
 Drik ud dit Glas, det er Dig undt,
„Hvil Hoved paa et Anker!


Scheme ABABCDCD CBCBEBXB EBEBDCDC AEAEDEDE
Poetic Form
Metre 101111 11111 111111 11011 0011111 11011 1111111 11111 11011 110111 1001 1111 11111 1111 11111 111 101111 1011 11111 11111110 11011 11111 11111 11111 1111 11101 1111111 11111 001111 11110 11111011 111110
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 902
Words 164
Sentences 11
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 8, 8
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 172
Words per stanza (avg) 41
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Hans Christian Andersen

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