This is an analysis of the poem A La Señorita J.M. that begins with:

Para formar tu pecho alabastrino
Robaste al elefante su marfil, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXaX XXXX XXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011010000 10100101110 11101000110 10000111010 11011110110 111001110110 1010011100010 110011101 1011110110010 101010101110 11110011110 1100110100 11001010100 11010010011 100110010010 111101101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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; en is repeated.

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