Analysis of Jylland [Jylland mellem tvende Have]

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



Jylland mellem tvende Have
som en Runestav er lagt,
Runerne er Kjæmpegrave
inde midt i Skovens Pragt,
og paa Heden alvorsstor,
her, hvor Ørknens Luftsyn boer.

Jylland, du er Hovedlandet,
Højland med Skoveensomhed!
Vildt i Vest med Klittag, Sandet
løfter sig i Bjerges Sted.
Østersø og Nordhavs Vand
favnes over Skagens Sand.

Heden, ja, man troer det næppe,-
men kom selv, bese den lidt:
Lyngen er et pragtfuldt Tæppe,
Blomster myldre milevidt,
Skynd dig, kom! om føje Aar
Heden som en Kornmark staaer.

Mellem rige Bøndergaarde
snart Dampdragen flyve vil;
hvor nu Loke sine Hjorde
driver, Skove vokse til.
Briten flyver over Hav,
gjæster her Prins Hamlets Grav.

Jylland mellem tvende Have
som en Runesten er lagt
Fortid mæle dine Grave,
Fremtid folder ud din Magt;
Havet af sit fulde Bryst
synger højt om Jyllands Kyst.


Scheme Ababcc bbbbbb dbdbcc bebeaa Abxbbb
Poetic Form Etheree  (30%)
Metre 11011 11101 1011 11111 1111 01111 1101 1111 111111 111111 1111 11011 1111111 111111 101111 111 1111111 11111 10111 1111 11111 10111 11101 1101101 11011 11101 11011 110111 11111 111111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 814
Words 139
Sentences 10
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 6, 6, 6
Lines Amount 30
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 128
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

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