This is an analysis of the poem ¡amame, Ingrata! that begins with:

¡Yo te amo tanto, que eres el consuelo
Que solo he hallado en mi mortal quebranto! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX aXaXXXXX X bXXbXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,1,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101101100 11111001110100 11101010110 111010 1011101000 1110 1000010110 111010 11110011101 101000100100 1111001011 111100 110001110010 10100 11010110110 1111100 101001011010 1101000110 101001000100 10100 1101111110110 11100 10110111100 11100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; yo, amo, tanto, te, oh, me, amaras, si, amame, ingrata are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words yo, oh, cu, amame are repeated.

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

  • summary of ¡amame, Ingrata!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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