This is an analysis of the poem Inextinguibles (Immutable) that begins with:

Spanish
¡Oh, tú que duermes tan hondo que no despiertas! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a XXX X bbX b a XXX c ccX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,3,1,3,1,1,3,1,3,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 1111011011100 10000101000010 11101101000100 100111011001100 1011001011010010 1011011010110010 11011001101100 11011010101010 10 1111111101 10010101101110 010001010001 10111010010 010100111101 1111111001 111101101100 111001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 73
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; por, en, in, for are repeated.

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  • summary of Inextinguibles (Immutable);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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