This is an analysis of the poem At A Banquet For Professor Ludv. Kr. Daa that begins with:

Youthful friends here a circle form,
Elder foes now surrender....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababccdd ebeXffXa egXghhee hihihhdd jdjdiikk lblbjjmm
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110101 1011010 10110101 01111110 10110111 10111101 10110111 1100 01100101 1111010 11101011 1011110 11101111 10110101 11101111 1101 10111111 1101110 10100101 11010110 11011111 11100101 11100111 1101 11110001 10111010 11110001 1101110 11110101 100010101 11111101 1101 11111111 10010010 10101101 1111010 11111101 10100101 10101111 1101 10110101 100110110 10100111 011110010 100110101 110100101 10101101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 260
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of At A Banquet For Professor Ludv. Kr. Daa;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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