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

Una vez y otra vez te vi, ¡oh hermosa!
Y siempre hermosa y siempre más amada,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbXXXb XXcbXXXb XXXXXXcX XXaXXXXX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101111010 11010111100 11100101000 1001110111 1010011110100 1100011111 11100101010 1101010110 101001011100 11110110001 11000111110010 01101011001 1110011010110 1101000110100 10010110100 0110011011 1011010011100 1100011011100 11101011100 1110100001 1110111101 1010101101010 11001110011010 01000101101 1011110100 10111101000 11110100110 11110001110 11010010110100 111111100100 111011010000 101001100110 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 231
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; y, en, de, es are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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