This is an analysis of the poem La Hora De Tinieblas that begins with:

Cogitavi dies antiquos ;
et annos aeternos in mente habui. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,11,9,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,9,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,9,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
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  • Amount of stanzas: 18
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 969
  • Average number of words per stanza: 181
  • Amount of lines: 684
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; et, si, que, ni, y, s, de, para, n, en, alma, me, el, gente, m, la, lo, siempre, un, es, o are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words et, qui, si, que, de, sin, ni, y, la, no, el, , cuando, un, duelo, bast are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines s, a, as, n, , o are repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The words/phrases s, connect the lines.

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  • summary of La Hora De Tinieblas;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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