This is an analysis of the poem La Tumba De Belisario that begins with:

Y dejamos su tumba para siempre
En el jaral de la marina selva,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XAXaXXXXXXXXaXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXAXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 25,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001110101 11100101010 10111000110 111001111010 10101011100 1101011111010 1011001110 100111010 10100110010 1110111100010 11100110100 100101011100 1100110110 1011001111010 111010011001 11111100100010 1100111100110 11100011010 110011001000 11110100010 1001010011 1111011000 0110011001000 01110011100 100100101 1111101001100 1110000100 111010010100 111101011100 11101101010 111001010100 11101111010 110111101110 11100101010 1111000110 111001111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 647
  • Average number of words per stanza: 122
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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.

    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; la, de, en are repeated.

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

  • summary of La Tumba De Belisario;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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