This is an analysis of the poem The Stranger (La Extranjera) that begins with:

She speaks in her way of her savage seas
With unknown algae and unknown sands;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcXXXXXaaXabXcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100100101 001101011 110010101 11010 0110111 11101011001 0101010001 1111001110 11010101001 0101010011 0111111100 11110101 10011111 1011010101 11011011 11011100 010011010 111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 661
  • Average number of words per stanza: 126
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; she is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Stranger (La Extranjera);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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