This is an analysis of the poem Amistad that begins with:

A la eterna amistad que así me juras,
Tu desdén y tu olvido yo prefiero....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXXXXXXXXXXXaXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110010111110 11111001100 11011101100 11011101100 011001101100 011010110110 10011001100 01100010110 111101111110 11010001111011 11010110110 0110110110100 100111100010 011001011100 1001110110 111000111010 1011101111 01011001000 1010111101100 11001011010 110100010110 11000110110 11011001100 11011101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 875
  • Average number of words per stanza: 174
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; amistad, de, mi, mis are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words s, de, si are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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