Analysis of Venskabs-Pagten

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




Nu flyve vi bort fra den danske Strand,
Heelt ud om fremmede Lande,
Og saa er' vi nede i Grækenland
Ved de deilige kornblaae Vande.

Citrontræet staaer med sin guulgule Frugt,
Den tynger mod Jorden Grenen;
Der Tidslen groer, der Billeder smukt
Er hugget i Marmorstenen,

Hvor Hyrden sidder; hans Hund har sig lagt
Tæt ved ham, dens Plads vi tage
Og høre fortælle om Venskabs Pagt,
En smuk Skik fra gamle Dage.


Scheme AAAA ABAB ACAC
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 11111111 11111 11011111 11111 1111111 111101 1110111 0111 11111111 11111111 11111111 111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 411
Words 75
Sentences 3
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 106
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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