Little Little Man

Alfonsina Storni 1892 (Sala Capriasca) – 1938 (Mar del Plata)



Little little man, little little man,
set free your canary that wants to fly.
I am that canary, little little man,
leave me to fly.

I was in your cage, little little man,
little little man who gave me my cage.
I say "little little" because you don't understand me
Nor will you understand.

Nor do I understand you, but meanwhile,
open for me the cage from which I want to escape.
Little little man, I loved you half an hour,
Don't ask me again.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on May 01, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB AXXX XXXX
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 440
Words 87
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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