Analysis of Serenata
Federico García Lorca 1898 (Fuente Vaqueros) – 1936 (Alfacar)
The night soaks itself
along the shore of the river
and in Lolita's breasts
the branches die of love.
The branches die of love.
Naked the night sings
above the bridges of March.
Lolita bathes her body
with salt water and roses.
The branches die of love.
The night of anise and silver
shines over the rooftops.
Silver of streams and mirrors
Anise of your white thighs.
The branches die of love.
| Scheme | xaxB B xxxx B axxx B |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01101 01011010 0011 010111 010111 10011 0101011 0101010 1110010 010111 01110010 11001 1011010 101111 010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 387 |
| Words | 74 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 1, 4, 1, 4, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 52 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 30, 2023
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