This is an analysis of the poem Et Gjæstebud that begins with:
At ligne Livet ved et Gjæstebud,
Ved første Ãjekast seer lystigt ud;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXaaX XXXXXX XXXXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 11101110 11101101 111111110 110101111 111100110 1100111010 110111101 01011111 111010011 111011111 111111011 1110011011 111110111 1101010 1111100111 1101111111 1111011111 110111011 111101111 110111111 01011101101 1111011101 111111000 110011101 011011100 10011001 110110111 11110010101 110111011 110101011
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
- Average number of words per stanza: 48
- Amount of lines: 30
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; for, sig, ej are repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines st is repeated).
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Et Gjæstebud;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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