This is an analysis of the poem A Eros (To Eros) that begins with:

HE AQUI que te cacé por el pescuezo
a la orilla del mar, mientras movías...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa XXXX XXX aaX Xb XXXb cccX Xccbbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,2,4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111100 01010111010 11110011001010 111110110010 1001101011 1100110100 111001110010 1101011010 111011101 111110110 1011010000100 101001110010 1100010110 11100110011110 1 010 111101 101001111 100110011 1101111101 110000110101 101010101 11010011010 11010111 1011111011 1001010011 0101001010 101011001 110101001 11110001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words y, and are repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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