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

Si he nacido de mi padre
Y mi padre de mi abuelo,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111000111 111101100 1110001110 11010101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; mi, de, y are repeated.

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

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

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

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