This is an analysis of the poem Dahil Sa Pag Ipig that begins with:

KAHAPON...
Sa tingin ko'y tila pawang kalumbayan ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXX XXaXXXXXX XXXXXXXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100 1101010101000 110000110110 10110011000 110110110110 10011010100 11010110010 100100 1101010 10 11101110100 110000110010 101100100100 1001000101100 110100010101 10100110100 100100 100110 10 101010110000 110010101010 11011111110 11000110000 10100110100 11000110110 1011100 100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 257
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; ng is repeated.

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

  • summary of Dahil Sa Pag Ipig;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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