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

The Spanish women don't wear slacks
Because their hips are too enormous....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabb XaXXcX bdbdbX eXecaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010111 011111010 11110101 110101111 11110101 11011101 11011101 1100101110 11111110 111000100 0111010100 0101000100 01011101 010001011 11111101 010100011 111111011 01001111000 11010001 010111010 11110101 111101110 01110101 01011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 216
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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