This is an analysis of the poem Las Voces Silenciosas that begins with:

¡Oh voces silenciosas de los muertos!
Cuando la hora muda ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 35,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010000110 1011010 1100010100 100101011010 1100100 110100 11010000110 11101100 1110101100100 11010011010 110110 11010000110 10101100 11010011010 110100 101101110100 10100101000 101001010011010000110 1011010 1100010100 100101011010 1100100 110100 11010000110 11101100 1110101100100 11010011010 110110 11010000110 10101100 11010011010 110100 101101110100 10100101000 1010010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 192
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; de, la are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Las Voces Silenciosas;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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