This is an analysis of the poem To JośE MarίA Palacio that begins with:

Palacio, good friend,
is spring there...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXXXcccbadbeXccd XXeXdcXXXdAXceXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010001 0011 10011100110 101110101 001100101 111110101 110111 1011 01001101 1010111 101111 0010111 100010101 1110100 01011 1110 0011 10100 0100101 01101 101110110 0101011 01011001 1111011 10110101001 110100110 1101011 010001 1110001010 10110 1011010 1011010010 1010110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1010
  • Average number of words per stanza: 180
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of To JośE MarίA Palacio;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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