Analysis of In Which She Satisfies A Fear With The Rhetoric Of Tears
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz 1648 (San Miguel Nepantla) – 1695 (Mexico City)
This afternoon, my love, speaking to you
since I could see that in your face and walk
I failed in coming close to you with talk,
I wanted you to see my heart. Love, who
supported me in what I longed to do,
conquered the impossible to attain.
Amid my tears that were poured out by pain,
my heart became distilled, was broken through.
Enough, my love. Don't be so stiff. Don't let
maddening jealousies and arrogance
haunt you or let your quiet be upset
by foolish shadows: false signs of a man's
presence; for now you see my heart which met
your touch -- and so is shattered in your hands.
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| Metre | 101111011 1111101101 1101011111 1101111111 0101011111 1000100101 0111101111 1101011101 0111111111 1001000100 1111110101 110111101 1011111111 1101110011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 584 |
| Words | 114 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 14 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 455 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 112 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 21, 2023
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