This is an analysis of the poem Er Zagrifizzio D'Abbramo I (Abraham's Sacrifice 1) that begins with:

La Bibbia, ch'è una spece d'un'istoria,
Dice che ttra la prima e ssiconn'arca ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXX aaX X XbXcX bbXX Xbd dcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,1,5,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011011000 11111011000 10011110010 100000111000 1111000110 110100011010 1001010011100 100010111100 1110011101100 1001001001000 100101000100 10010100010 110010110010 1110001111000 10 1 01010010100 110101101011 10110010110 01010101111001 1111010 110110 10100101100 10101001 111101110010 1011010 10101110 111011111 111010101 010101111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; er is repeated.

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

  • summary of Er Zagrifizzio D'Abbramo I (Abraham's Sacrifice 1);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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