This is an analysis of the poem El Primer Beso that begins with:

Jugaba yo en mi infancia
Con una prima,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXXXXXXXXXXbbXXXXXXXXaXXXXcaabXXXaXXXXXXbXXXXaXXXXXXXXbXXXcXXXXXXXXbaXaXXXXaaaXXXXXXXabXXXXXXXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 99,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100111100 11010 0101110100 11100 110110 110111 1110 100100 1111 11110100 11000 10011 10001111 10100 1010110 1010 1001110 1010 101010 100110 100010 1011100 10100 1000110 101010 1011100 1000100 1101 1110000 101 10000110 111010 11010 10100 10110 1010100 11010 11101 10100 10110 10001 10100 1100110 11010 11000110 110000 11100 10110 101110 1111001 111 100100 10110 110011 11110 11110 1100110 10010 10100100 10101 10100 0100011 110010 1100100 10111 0100100 110100 1011110 0110010 101100 1111010 101110 110100 11110 10100 010111 1100 1010111 11010 10100110 10110 0110 10110110 101110 1101000 1110 110010 11010 10110 000010010 10000 1110110 1010 100011110 11010 10110 10011100 101010 1100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1853
  • Average number of words per stanza: 351
  • Amount of lines: 99
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; qu is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of El Primer Beso;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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