This is an analysis of the poem Vals that begins with:

M·s y m·s r·pida
vuele la m˙sica! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaa XXXX XXXX XXXb XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXb XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 1110 1111 1011 110010 10100 0110 01100 10010 101100 1110100 1011 10110 11010 10100 1001 10010 1110010 11010 0110 111010 10100 0101010 11100 11110 10100 10010 0100 1111010 1111 11010 110 10010 10100 11010 1001 101000 10100 11010 1001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 783
  • Average number of words per stanza: 147
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 15 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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