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

Cuando al quererlo la suerte
se mezclan a nuestras vidas,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXaa XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110011 111001010 011001011 1111010000 110011100 111001100 01111000 10000110 110010100 1101110010 101011100 1001010 10100100 01001100 11010010 111110011 111101000 1110010 11111000 10100101 101100100 01010000 11001110010 10110010 11110100 10011010 11100100 0111101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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