Analysis of Hans Huckebein part one

Wilhelm Busch 1832 (Wiedensahl) – 1908 (German Empire)



Hier sieht man Fritz, den muntern Knaben,
Nebst Huckebein, dem jungen Raben.

Behold young Fritz, a lively lad,
And Huckebein, a raven cad.

Und dieser Fritz, wie alle Knaben,
Will einen Raben gerne haben.

And Fritz, like every other boy,
Would like a raven for a toy.

Schon rutscht er auf dem Ast daher,
Der Vogel, der mißtraut ihm sehr.

He's moving closer on the limb;
The bird looks on, mistrusting him.

Schlapp! macht der Fritz von seiner Kappe
Mit Listen eine Vogelklappe.

Slap! Fritz converts his stylish cap
Into a clever raven trap.

Beinahe hätt' er ihn! Doch ach!
Der Ast zerbricht mit einem Krach.

He's almost got him! But, alack!
The brittle branch breaks with a crack.

In schwarzen Beeren sitzt der Fritze,
Der schwarze Vogel in der Mütze.

In juicy berries wallows Fritz
While in his cap the raven sits.

Der Knabe Fritz ist schwarz betupft;
Der Rabe ist in Angst und hupft.

The boy is speckled black, and dripping;
The bird is panicking, and skipping.

Der schwarze Vogel ist gefangen,
Er bleibt im Unterfutter hangen.

The raven, fluttering, and twining,
Is caught and tangled in the lining.

"Jetzt hab' ich dich, Hans Huckebein!
Wie wird sich Tante Lotte freu'n!"

"Hans Huckebein, I've got you now!
Aunt Lotte will be glad - and how!"


Scheme AA BB AA CC XX DD EE EE FF GG HH II BB GG AA GG AA AX
Poetic Form
Metre 10111111 111110 01110101 010101 111111 111011 011100101 11010101 11011110 11011111 11010101 01110101 1111111 1111011 11101101 01010101 1110111 11111111 111111 01011101 011111 11100111 0101011 10110101 111111 1110111 011101010 011100010 111011 011110 010100010 110100010 111111 111111 111111 1111101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,221
Words 221
Sentences 27
Stanzas 18
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 36
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 53
Words per stanza (avg) 12
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wilhelm Busch

Heinrich Christian Wilhelm Busch was a German humorist, poet, illustrator and painter. He published comic illustrated cautionary tales from 1859, achieving his most notable works in the 1870s. Busch's illustrations used wood engraving, and later, zincography. Busch drew on contemporary parochial and city life, satirizing Catholicism, Philistinism, strict religious morality and bigotry. His comic text was colourful and entertaining, using onomatopoeia, neologisms and other figures of speech, and led to some work being banned by the authorities. Busch was influential in both poetry and illustration, and became a source for future generations of comic artists. The Katzenjammer Kids was inspired by Busch's Max and Moritz, one of a number of imitations produced in Germany and the United States. The Wilhelm Busch Prize and the Wilhelm Busch Museum help maintain his legacy. His 175th anniversary in 2007 was celebrated throughout Germany. Busch remains one of the most influential poets and artists in Western Europe. more…

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