A Mi Alma by Jose Marti: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem A Mi Alma that begins with:

Llegada la hora del trabajo
¡Ea, jamelgo! De los montes de oro ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aXXaX XXXaX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,5,5,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001101100 11000110010 1110101101100 101001110010 1011000111100 1010111100010 11001010100 11111111111010 101011111000 10111010110 10110100011010 11110010100 111110110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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; de, el, luego are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word ea at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of A Mi Alma;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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