This is an analysis of the poem Al Lector that begins with:

1.
Gracias a tí, lector querido,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXX X aXXa X XXXX X XXXX X XXXX X XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 100110100 101100110 1110110110100 11000110010 1 1011110001010100110 111001100001100 11100100110 1101010011010 1 11001001100 101001100011010 111101110011110 10110100110 1 1011001010100 10010110001110 1000101000100 111101100 1 111000101010 11110111100010 111010100 11001011100 1 101110110100 1111101000 1111110010 1110010010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 78
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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