This is an analysis of the poem A Dos Amigos that begins with:

Sobre vuestras cabezas inclinadas
Va a descender la bendición de Dios. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abc XXXadXXX XXXX XXXc bXXe XXXX XXde XXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,3,8,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100101000 101001100010 1101000111110 1001100110 100100110110 11111101110 101001011010 110110110010 10111111000110 101101111010 10001101111110 1101111001 10100111110010 011110110 11001101000 111010110110 1101110000 111100101 1011110100 11110111010 10101100011 1110011110010 100010111 1101110101 1000110100 11110010101 11110100100 11001100110 101010001010 1101110100 10111100110 1110100001 1110010101 110011011 110101011 1110011110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; el, que, la are repeated.

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

  • summary of A Dos Amigos;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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