Analysis of La Arenga de Cristino



Anda descalzo por las brasas,
con su paso lento, encorvado,
debajo de un cielo despejado,
entre el cerrazón de las casas.

Se desangran las tierras peladas,
en su cerviz el yugo clavado,
y con destino a un collado,
ante las estrellas nacaradas.

Gelatinoso baja el sudor
de su negro, azotado lomo.
¡Hecho incansable peleador,
bebe vinagre del mayordomo!
¡De súbito truena, alentador,
con su arenga desde el somo!


Scheme ABBA ABBA CDCDCD
Poetic Form
Metre 11111 1110101 11111 101111110 11111 1111101 11101010 10111 1111 111011 111 10111 11111 111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 416
Words 82
Sentences 5
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 6
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 108
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Written on June 27, 2024

Submitted by robertrad2021 on June 27, 2024

Modified by robertrad2021 on September 12, 2024

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Roberto Suárez Torres

 · 1983 · New York

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