This is an analysis of Naar Levede Nanna? [dengang Mellem Alle Nære, Fierne] by Jens Baggesen.

Dengang mellem alle nære, fierne
Himmellys i Nattens dybe Blaa…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XaXaX X
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,5,1,
  • Metre: 1010111 10011011 10100011 10111011 10111100 101111 1110101000 1100101 101110100 1011001 111010100 10111011 10010010 10110110
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 14