This is an analysis of the poem A Ti (Silva) that begins with:

Tú no sabes, más yo he soñado
entre mis sueños color de armiño,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011110 101110010 1001011100 1010010100 1011111010 1010011010 10110111010 0111100011000
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 254
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of A Ti (Silva);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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