This is an analysis of the poem The Conquistador that begins with:

Conquistador, set in the iron armor,
I gaily follow the outgoing star,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb adda cccXccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 10001001010 1101001101 1110100010 11010111 1111101010 01010110111 1000010101 11111010110 1001110111 1111010101 11010101010 1101000111 1101001101 010011010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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; and is repeated.

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

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