This is an analysis of the poem El Nudo (The Knot ) that begins with:

Spanish
Su idilio fue una larga sonrisa a cuatro labios... ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a XbXX bXbX XXXXcX a decf ceXf cccdcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,6,1,4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 111001101010001010 111001001000010 101011011010 1011001001100 11001010011110110 1011010010110 111100101010110 111101001011010 1110010001110100 1110100111110100 1111000101101 110111010010000 1111001101110011110 11011010010 10 110101011 00110101 1111011110 0011001010 00100100010101 11001011110 111110101001 010100111001 11100001101 1010101101 101100111001 0100110100100 11011101 11011001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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.

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

  • summary of El Nudo (The Knot );
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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