This is an analysis of the poem Amadis And Oriana that begins with:

From 'Beltenebros at Miraflores'
O sunset, from the springs of stars... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X ababcacac bcXcdcdcd efefgdgdg hchcafXfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,9,9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100011000 111000101 11110101 11110101 01011101 11001001 1100101001 11111101 110100101 11110101 01111101 11010101 011101100 10110101 110101011 11010111 11010101 11110101 01010101 11001101 11000111 11111101 01111101 11001111 110100101 11011101 10010101 11011101 11011111 110000101 00111011 11011101 11110100 10111100 01011111 111101011 100101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 265
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, that, and are repeated.

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

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