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

Ai! quando
Brando...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaaa bXX XbXXXbX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXbXXX XXXXbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110 10 1110 10 10 1 10010 10100 10 11010 010 100 10 110010 110 10 0100 10 100 10 11001 100 10 1100 10 10 01 10001 10 110 1100 010 0100 10 100011 100 100 011 110 110 10 110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 60
  • Average number of words per stanza: 11
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 8 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 2
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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