Analysis of The Call of Spain



There's a blend of Latin energy
That bursts like blossoms in the spring;
An eye which winks in playful scorn,
But seems to satisfy the stare
Which glistens coldly from the north.

How I wanted to dance with you there!
But the northern reserve holds fast -
It seems to button down my wings;
Your laughing serenades play on,
Yet all I do is shrug and smile.

Can you unfreeze my permafrost
In lands of matadors and Moors?
I'll leave my ice-axe to one side,
And listen to your sweet guitars
Till Spanish charms shall warm my heart.


Scheme XXXAX ABXXX BXXXX
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 101110100 11110001 11110101 1111001 1110101 111011111 10100111 11110111 110111 11111101 11111 011101 11111111 01011101 11011111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 512
Words 98
Sentences 5
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 138
Words per stanza (avg) 33
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Submitted on February 25, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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