Analysis of Peaceful Waters:Variation

Federico García Lorca 1898 (Fuente Vaqueros) – 1936 (Alfacar)



peaceful waters of the air
under echo's branches

peaceful waters of a pool
under a bough laden with stars

peaceful waters of your mouth
under a forest of kisses


Scheme XA XX XA
Poetic Form
Metre 1010101 101010 1010101 10011011 1010111 10010110
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 163
Words 31
Sentences 1
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 6
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 44
Words per stanza (avg) 10
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Federico García Lorca

Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca was a Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27. He was executed by Nationalist forces during the Spanish Civil War. In 2008, a Spanish judge opened an investigation into Lorca's death. The García Lorca family eventually dropped objections to the excavation of a potential gravesite near Alfacar. However, no human remains were found. more…

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