Analysis of N. F. S. Grundtvig

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



Stolt synger Bølgen gjennem Issefjord,
Om Kjæmpelivets Undergang i Nord,
Fra Roeskild'-Kirke toner det paa Vang,
— Som Bølgen og som Org'let, er din Sang.


Scheme AABB
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 111111 111111 11110111 1111111011
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 164
Words 27
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
Lines Amount 4
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 118
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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