This is an analysis of the poem Cancion that begins with:

Era el más bello de los hombres todos,
Hermoso como un ángel... Su mirada ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XaXX XXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110011010 100101111010 101101111000 111001110010 1100101000 1110110100 101001101010 111011010000 110101011100 11001010100 10111101110 10001100100 11110100100 1110011111000 1110011011110 11001001100 11100111001110 101101000110 111110010010 11100101100 111101101100 1110010010 111011100110 110010011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; y is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Cancion;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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