This is an analysis of the poem Siesta that begins with:

SOBRE la tierra seca
EI sol quemando cae:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXa XXXXXXXXXXX abXbXbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,11,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010 111001 1011000 1111101110 1101111 11101 11010010 11100011 1100100 1011011 100100 10101111 11111010 10111101 111010000 101010 1001100 111110100 11100100 1001110 010110 101000 1010011 1110010010 11001110 10010111 101110 1010111 111110010 1010010 110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 231
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • 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 Siesta;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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