This is an analysis of the poem Spanish Men that begins with:

The Men of Seville are, they say,
The laziest of Spain....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXaXa cdcdbXbX dedebXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01001111 010001 10010001 100001 10110110 110001 11011101 100000101 01010101 10101 01001101 100101 10110111 11010100 111010101 1101010 01010101 110101 11110001 111101 11111101 110101 11110001 11101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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

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

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