This is an analysis of the poem La Unica Patria that begins with:

El país do nacemos no es la patria,
Que amor la patria es....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXbXXXXXXXXXbXXXXX XXXXaXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110011110 1101101 110101010110 110110 1010111110 1000101 0101110111100 1101011 100110101010 1110101 010111100100 11011 10010110111110 10111 101110111100 10101 10010010010 100001 1011011111010 10011 101 1011101100 1001111000100 110000111010 11011100110 1101101010 10100111100 11110111100 1110111011100 1011001100 1110100111 110111011000 11010010110 10110111010 10100100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 559
  • Average number of words per stanza: 110
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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, y are repeated.

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

  • summary of La Unica Patria;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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