Analysis of Moderen med Barnet

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



Hist, hvor Veien slaaer en Bugt,
Ligger der et Huus saa smukt.
Væggene lidt skjæve staae,
Ruderne er ganske smaa,
Døren synker halvt i Knæ,
Hunden gjøer, det lille Kræ,
Under Taget Svaler qvid're,
Solen synker — og saa vid're.

I den røde Aftensol
Sidder Moder i sin Stol;
Kinden luer dobbelt rød,
Barnet har hun paa sit Skjød.
Drengen er saa frisk og sund,
Æblekinden rød og rund!
See, hvor hun i Spøg ham banker
Paa de søde Pusselanker.

Katten staaer og krummer Ryg,
Men forstyrres af en Myg;
Barsk han den med Poten slaaer,
Og igjen som Hofmand staaer.
Moder klapper Barnets Kind;
See hvor sødt det sover ind,
Drømmer om de Engle smukke
I sin lille pene Vugge.


Scheme AAAXXBBB CCAAAABB DDBBAADD
Poetic Form
Metre 111111 111111 111111 1011 111111 110111 10111 11111 11111 110111 11111 10111111 101111 11111 111111110 11111 11111 11111 1111101 11111 101011 1111111 1111101 11111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 666
Words 123
Sentences 8
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 8
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 167
Words per stanza (avg) 40
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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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