This is an analysis of the poem Los Pollitos that begins with:

Son preciosos
mis pollitos...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXAXX XXXbXXXb XXXXXXXX XXXXAXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,8,8,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100 1100 1000 1110 1100 1100 1100 11110 11100 1100 110 1010 1010 101 1110 1010 11100 01 110 110 1100 110 110 0111 1110 010 1110 1100 1100 1100 11110 11100 1100 1100 1110 1000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 12 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 2
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; tan, los are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words tan, m are repeated.

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

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

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