This is an analysis of the poem Rima Xli that begins with:

Tú eras el huracán, y yo la alta
torre que desafía su poder. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011011110 111001110 10110011100 1101 1101100111100 1011100111 1011011100 1101 0101110010000 0101001100110 1101000100011 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

    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; que is repeated.

    The author used the same word t at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word ser at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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