This is an analysis of the poem Yo Voy Soñando Caminos that begins with:

Yo voy soñando caminos
de la tarde. ¡Las colinas ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,8,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110100 011111010 10011010 1111000100 110101 11100100 01101010 1110001 111010 110001010 1100011 1110110 1101101100 111010110 100010110 111011 11111100 11010110 11010 1110011000 110101 100100100 1110010 1110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 205
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; n, y are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Yo Voy Soñando Caminos;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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