Analysis of Herman Løvenskjold

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



Du gav Sylphiden smukke Tonevinger,
Og Saras Sorg Du lagde Ynde i.
Kun modigt fremad — Hydra Du betvinger
Ved det hun just forfølge vil, — Geni!


Scheme ABAC
Poetic Form
Metre 11111 1111111 1111011 11111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 154
Words 29
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
Lines Amount 4
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 111
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author and poet. more…

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