Analysis of To The Dannebrog
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson 1832 (Kvikne) – 1910 (Paris)
(When Dybbol was captured)
Dannebrog of old was seeming
Snow-white, rosy red,
Through the mists of ages beaming,
Heaven's gift outspread,
Rich as fruits of Denmark's planting,
Grand as song of heroes chanting,
Spirit-winged to deeds of daring
O'er the wide world faring.
Dannebrog, thou now art seeming
Death-pale, bloody red,
Like a dying sea-gull gleaming
White with blood o'erspread.
Purple tides the wounds are showing
From thy faith in justice flowing;
Denmark, bear the cross, thy burden
Honor is thy guerdon!
| Scheme | AB C BABBBX B C BABBDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11110 111110 11101 10111010 1011 1111110 11111010 10111110 1001110 111110 11101 10101110 1111 10101110 11101010 1101110 10111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 507 |
| Words | 84 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 1, 6, 1, 1, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 68 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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