This is an analysis of the poem Elvira Tracy that begins with:

He aquÌ del aÒo el m·s hermoso dÌa
Digno del paraÌso!, es el temprano ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXX XbXX XcXc XbXb XXbX Xbcb XXXX bXXX XXXX XXXX abXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111001 10110011100 1001110110 111001111100 10011001000 110100011010 1100010010 1100010100 1111100111100 1011101011010 1101110110 10110001010 110111011111 110110010110 100010101110 11101100010 11110110100 101101001000 1010110110 1110101011100 10110111000 10111110101010 11000110001010 111011100101110 110110011110 1100100100100 11010110010 11010000101000 1011110010 1100011010100 1011110110100 10110101000 111110110 1010000111110 111110010100 11100010110 1110001111000 110110110110 11011000111000 110010110110 1101110011 10001101110 1110111011110 11001100010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1746
  • Average number of words per stanza: 325
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; el, un, la are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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