Analysis of Rimas humanas CXCI

Lope de Vega 1562 (Madrid) – 1635 (Madrid)



Es la mujer del hombre lo más bueno,
y locura decir que lo más malo,
su vida suele ser y su regalo,
su muerte suele ser y su veneno.

Cielo a los ojos cándido y sereno,           
que muchas veces al infierno igualo,
por raro al mundo su valor señalo
por falso al hombre su rigor condeno.

Ella nos da su sangre, ella nos cría,
no ha hecho el cielo cosa más ingrata;         
es un ángel, y a veces una arpía.

Quiere, aborrece, trata bien, maltrata,
y es la mujer, al fin, como sangría,
que a veces da salud y a veces mata.


Scheme AABA ABBA CDC DCC
Poetic Form
Metre 11111011110 111111110 11011111 1111111 1011111010 111111 1111011011 111101101 10111110110 1111110111 1111011010 11111 1111111010 1011110110
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 531
Words 104
Sentences 5
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 3
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 93
Words per stanza (avg) 26
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Modified on May 01, 2023

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Lope de Vega

Félix Arturo Lope de Vega y Carpio was a Spanish playwright and poet. more…

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