This is an analysis of the poem En Un Álbum that begins with:

La suerte venturosa o desgraciada
del mortal, en tus ojos va esculpida;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX aaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100011000 110111011000 11011111100 1100111110100 111010111010 10100101110 11110111010 111010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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  • summary of En Un Álbum;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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