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

No duermas,— suplicante me decía
escúchame..., despierta....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100110 10100 101001011100 10100110 111011000100 11011010110 11011110 1101100111 11011110011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; en, la are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines a is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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