This is an analysis of the poem Nocturno 1 (Silva) that begins with:

Oh dulce niña pálida, que como un montón de oro
de tu inocencia cándida conservas el tesoro; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXXXXXaaXXbbXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111011011010 011000101001010 0111100110100 11111000110010 11100010100010 1110100110010 111010101001110 111110011100110 1101100110110 1101111000010 11000110101111 1111100110110 11001101001110 1100110111110010 101011001001010 111110101000110 111101001100100 1000100101110 110011010111100 11110111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 920
  • Average number of words per stanza: 183
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; y is repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines as is repeated).

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

  • summary of Nocturno 1 (Silva);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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