This is an analysis of the poem A Mi Amigo Segundo Fonnegra that begins with:

¡Quién pudiera pagar! Si es tan sagrada
La deuda de un amigo, ¿cuánto es más ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa XbXX XXXc XdXX XXXd XXeb XcX a XbXX eX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,3,1,4,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010111100 110010111011 1010010011000 110010 1101100001100 001010101001 1100110010110 11001101110 1110111100 11111011001 1010011001 11101100110 110010010100 011100111 11001001010 10110011010 11101111111 1101111 100110110 10111010001 11110100100 1101011010110 11101011110 110101011001 1011011100 110111011010 1111101001010 1011101110 10110110110 1010010110011 1110111111100 11110100110 1011101011010 111001000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; de, y, madre, que, te are repeated.

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

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  • summary of A Mi Amigo Segundo Fonnegra;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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