This is an analysis of the poem Los Maderos De San Juan that begins with:

¡Aserrín!
¡Aserrán...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXAABXXXa XXXXXXX AAXa XXXXXXX XA XXXXXXX XA XXXXXXX XX aABXXXAA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,4,7,2,7,2,7,2,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 10 1100011 1010101 101 100 101 10 1010101 111111001011001100 11000101110011 11010001101 1100111101010 1101111001011010 1111110001001100 111000110010 1100011 1010101 1010 101 101001010010100 010001011000100 111001010111 0111011011110 11110101001100 11111110111101000 01010111010 101100 1010101 101010110010110 1011010101100010 110111011101 1100011001111100 10110101100100 10011111011011100 010010101111010 10110 1010101 1110111110010001100 11000101110011 11010001101 1100111101010 1101111001011010 1111110001001100 111000110010 10 10 11100011 1010101 101 100 101 10 1010101 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; y, o, triqui, que, de, la, n are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words aserr, los, triqui are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines n, o, tran are repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word n at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase triqui connects the lines.

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  • summary of Los Maderos De San Juan;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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