Analysis of Den unge Herr Petersen
Hans Christian Andersen 1805 (Odense) – 1875 (Copenhagen)
Og det var den unge Herr Petersen,
Han bygger sig saa kosteligt et Skib.
Det Skib var udaf det brasiliske Træ;
Men Masten den var ligesaa.
Og han vilde finde det Rosenblod, -
Hvorfor skal han ei kunne gifte sig? -
Han stod i Kahytten, ved Roret hun stod
Med Tøfler og med Sporer paa.
Og det var den unge Herr Petersen,
Hans Ladning den var Rollinger saa smaa;
Det Skib var udaf det brasiliske Træ:
Og Rollingerne ligesaa.
| Scheme | AxBc dxdx AxBc |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111111100 1111111 1111111 110111 111111 1111111 11111111 11111101 111111100 111110011 1111111 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 423 |
| Words | 81 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 109 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 06, 2023
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