Analysis of F. J. Hansen

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



Du synger ungdomsglad med Smiil paa Kind,
Dig vinker Verden med sit Lys, sin Skygge,
Lad Digter-Hjertet fast paa Himlen bygge,
Vi kun som Børn i Himlen lukkes ind.


Scheme ABBA
Poetic Form Enclosed rhyme
Quatrain 
Metre 1111111 11111111 1111111 111111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 169
Words 31
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
Lines Amount 4
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 128
Words per stanza (avg) 29
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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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