Analysis of R. Frankenau

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



Glemt staaer hans Grav bag Kloster-Kirkens Muur,
Endt er hans Drøm om Glæde og om Smerte;
Han var en Digter-Blomst i Guds Natur,
Hvis friske Duft har qvæget mangt et Hjerte.


Scheme ABAB
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 111111011 10111111111 11111111 111111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 181
Words 33
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
Lines Amount 4
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 134
Words per stanza (avg) 31
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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