This is an analysis of the poem A Mi Vecina that begins with:

He escuchado las notas de tu piano,
El dulce acento de tu voz he oído, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXX XXXb bXXX XaXX XXXX XXXX XXX X XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,3,1,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110001111001010 11100011110 11101001110 111011001100 11011011000 1111000010 10001001000 1110101011 1110101010 1010110100 10110110110 1101011100 1110011010100 0111111110 1110101100 1011011010100 111001110110100 1011000100100 1111001101000 01100100010 111110011110 11101001000 110110010 101101101000 1000100010010 11000100110 1100011010110 11001001100 111001100010 11100110010 1110100100 1111111011100 1110011111110 111001100 111100110010 1111001101110 11110011000 10010010000 111101100100 10010011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; de, cada, y, me, no, tu are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words cada, y, me are repeated.

    The author used the same word por at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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