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

Ses longs cheveux épars la couvrent tout entière
La croix de son collier repose dans sa main,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXXXXXXXXXXbXXXXbXXXcXXXcXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 33,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011101010 11011001111 1110100111 11011111001 0010 10111101010 1011000100 1100110101100 1111001101 10100010011010 10001101100 1111101100 101101101100 0110001101000 10001001010 101100011110 1111011 1011001010100 10110011000 10101000011000 1010101010110 11110110110 10011010 0101100011010 1011011010 11101010010100011 110010100001 1111100010 101001011 11001010100 1001101100 11110101100 10110111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1228
  • Average number of words per stanza: 233
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; la, o are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word quando is repeated.

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

  • summary of Adormecida;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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