This is an analysis of the poem The Guitar-La Guitarra that begins with:

The weeping of the guitar
begins....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXcAbdCeCXddXeCcbbXcXfXafb XXbXXXXXXXXgXgXXXXXXXXXgXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 27,27,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100001 01 01001 11 0100001 01 10 0100 0100 0100 0110000 1101 1011 1010 0100 0100 01110 1 1101 1011100 1100110 100110 10111 101 101 110010 111 100110 01100 111011110 011000 100110 01100 110 100 1100 100 10100 1010110 1010110 11010 1100 100 10110 100 0101110 1110010 1010110 11110 11101010 1110 1100 101000 110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 324
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of The Guitar-La Guitarra;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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