Analysis of Ved Soldatens Hjemkomst i 1864

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



Vor brave Soldat, som saa ærligt har stridt,
Du kommer nu hjem uden Glæde.
O Danmark, hvor har Du dog bitterligt lidt,
Blod er flydt, og Blod er at græde!

I forrige Krig, da Soldaten kom hjem,
Stor Festlighed Byerne gjorde,
Fra Husene hængte man Danebrog frem,
Stod med Sange og Æresporte.

Nu kommer Du hjem uden Hurra og Sang.
Og dog: Du holdt ud, maatte lide
Langt mere i Danmarks Kamp denne Gang,
End Mange betænke og vide.

„Hav Tak!" det siger vort Hjertelag,
Det vil i hvert Haandtryk Du kjende.
— Og saa vil vi sjunge om „Atterdag";
Den Sang er ei skrevet tilende.

I Gud er Fremtid! „Han gav, han tog",
Han kan skrive paa Danskens Skjolde:
„Atter plantedes Danebrog
Paa Thyras gjenreiste Volde."


Scheme AAAA BABA CACA CACA CACA
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 11111111 110111011 11111111 101110111 1111111 1111 1111111 11111 1101110111 1111111 1111111 111111 111111 1111111 1111111 110111 11011111 111111 111 1111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 710
Words 131
Sentences 11
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 107
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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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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