This is an analysis of the poem No Mar Largo that begins with:

Ó lua bendita
Que vens clarear...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXA XXXb XcXX XXXa XXXb XXXX XXXA XXXb XXcX XXXa XXXb XXcX XXXA XXXX XaXX XXXX XXXA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100 1110 0101000 1111 101001000 1111010 1011100 0110010101 1011100 1110110 01011100 1111100111100 10100 1110 0101000 1111 10011100 11001110 1011110100 111010101 11010100 11110 10100110 1010101100 10100 1110 0101000 1111 101011100 11011110 1101110000 110010101 1111001100 01100011 1001010 10101101 10100 1110 0101000 1111 0101110 011101 101011 1011101011 1010011 101111 1111010 1010011 10100 1110 0101000 1111 10101010 01010100 1110100 111011100 010111010 11011001 11101000 11 111101100 11010 1110111000 1101100 10100 11100 0100100 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 17
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 91
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 68
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; de, e, t, o, l are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words t, lua, l are repeated.

    The author used the same word lua at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase lua connects the lines.

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  • summary of No Mar Largo;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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