This is an analysis of the poem En Tu Album that begins with:

Para cantar tu gracia y tu hermosura
Necesito tener inspiración; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXaXbXX XXXX XXXa XXXX XXXX XXXX XaXb cXXX cX cXXXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,7,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,2,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010110111000 1000101000 1011000110 11010000010 1100110011010 0100101101 1101010110 101010010 1110111110010 1110010110 11100100111100 1011001110010 1110110100 1100110100 11010011010 01011010110 100111011110 11101001011 110011101100 1011001010110 1110110100 111101110101 1011001101 11111101 110101100010 11010110001 110100110010 1101001010 1110011001000 110011010 111101001110 10011010001 111111011010 1111001011000 0110011010 011110011001 110101110010 11101001101 111001110010 11110110011 11001010110 1011001000 111001011110 110101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; el, aire, la are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words o, no, de are repeated.

    The author used the same word oh 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 En Tu Album;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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