This is an analysis of the poem Mourning In Andalusia that begins with:

If white is the colour
of mourning in Andalusia, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010010 01001010 0001010 111 1111001 011 01011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 76
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Mourning In Andalusia;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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