This is an analysis of the poem Gratia Plena that begins with:

Ya de ti ni siquiera en sueños me acordaba,
Pero ante el blanco altar del Santo Sacramento...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX aXa bXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111001111000 1010110101101010 11101000101111100 111110010101110 1010101010110 1101011111000 1110011001010 11010010110011 1011010100001 110100111111010 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 241
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; la, de, ante are repeated.

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

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

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