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

Al fin de la batalla,
y muerto el combatiente, vino hacia él un hombre...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXX XXX XXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,3,3,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101100 110110010101110 101011011010 10110110100 110100011000 11101010110 10110110100 1000011111001 100101011101010110 10110110100 010010001000 1110110100 10110110100 100101100110 010011110110000 100100 100110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; ' is repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word muriendo at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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