Analysis of Taaren

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



Mit Hjerte er en Himmel graae,
Hvor Sorgerne som Kloder staae;
Saa underlig er deres Gang,
Derfor er Barmen dem for trang.
Græd kun, ja græd, saa faaer Du Ro!
Hver Taare, er en Verden jo;
En Verden fuld af Sorg og Lyst,
Der ruller fra det snevre Bryst.

Og har Du grædt dit Øie træt,
Da bliver Du om Hjertet let,
Thi Sorgen, om den end er stor,
I hine Taare-Verdner boer!
Og troer Du vel, at han som glad
Seer Krybet paa det mindste Blad,
Han, som det Hele stræber til,
At han en Verden glemme vil?


Scheme ABCCAXBB BBAABBDD
Poetic Form
Metre 111101101 11111 11011 101111 1111111111 110111 1111111 111111 111111111 111111 11011101 11111 11111111 111111 1111111 111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 497
Words 101
Sentences 6
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 8
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 186
Words per stanza (avg) 50
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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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