Analysis of Aftendæmring

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



See, Aftnen er saa stille, og Himlen er saa blaae!
Nu sove alle Blomster og alle Fugle smaae;
De nikke og de drømme, forstyr ei deres Lyst!
En Verden der jo bygger, selv i det mindste Bryst.
I Drømme svinger Lærken sig i den friske Luft,
Og hvad hvert Blomster føler, det aander ud i Duft.
Den hele, vide Verden med sine Verdner smaae,
Og alle Himlens Himle, jo i mit Hjerte staae;
Jeg føler Øiet græde, og svimler dog af Lyst;
Jeg kunde salig trykke hver Skabning til mit Bryst!
See, alle Stjerner blinke — og Aftnen smelter bort;
— Lad Stormene kun stige og klæde Natten sort,
Sov sødt og drøm, I Fugle! — drøm kun I Blomster smaae!
I Hjertet er der stille, og der er Himlen blaae!


Scheme ABCCCCBCCCCCBA
Poetic Form
Metre 1101111011 11111111 1111111111 1111111111 11111111111 11111111111 11111111 11111111111 11111111111 11111111111 111111101 111111111 11111111111111 1101111011
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 695
Words 133
Sentences 9
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 37
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 513
Words per stanza (avg) 131
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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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