Analysis of At Hansteen's Bier
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson 1832 (Kvikne) – 1910 (Paris)
God, we thank Thee for the dower
Thou gavest Norway in his power,
Whom in the grave we now shall lay!
Starlit paths of thoughts that awe us
His spirit found; his deeds now draw us
To deeds, as mighty magnets play.
He was the first to stand
A light in our free land;
Of our present the first fair crown,
The first renown,
At Norway's feet he laid it down.
We his shining honors sharing,
And humble now his body bearing,
Shall sing with all the world our praise.
God, who ever guides our nation,
Hath called us to a high vocation
And shown where He our goal doth raise.
People of Norway, glad
Go on, as God us bade!
God has roused you; He knows whereto,
Though we are few.
With Him our future we shall view.
Scheme | XXABBACCDDD EEFGGFXXCHH |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111101 1110110 10011111 10111111 110111111 11110101 110111 0101011 110100111 0101 1111111 11101010 010111010 111101101 111011010 111101010 011110111 10111 111111 1111111 1111 111010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 692 |
Words | 141 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 11, 11 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 272 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 70 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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