This is an analysis of the poem Our Life Is Twofold that begins with:

Doble es el hombre; ·ngel y bestia unidos
Disput·ndose el cetro en lucha ingrata. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101110100 100110110100 101110001100 1011111011100 1011100101100 1100110111000 10101100110100 11011011001110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 324
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Our Life Is Twofold;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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