This is an analysis of the poem Patria that begins with:

¡Patria! Te adoro en mi silencio mudo,
y temo profanar tu nombre santo....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX aXXX XaX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1011001110010 1101001110 1111001100010 10101010110 1110110001010 1011100110 101110100110 10101111100 11011001100 1100001101110 111010010 10111001100 11101011001 1001101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; tu, ni are repeated.

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

  • summary of Patria;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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