Analysis of Cápsulas

Jose Asuncion Silva 1865 (Bogotá) – 1896 (Bogotá)



El pobre Juan de Dios, tras de los éxtasis
         del amor de Aniceta, fue infeliz.
Pasó tres meses de amarguras graves,
         y, tras lento sufrir,
se curó con copaiba y con las cápsulas
         de Sándalo Midy.

Enamorado luego de la histérica Luisa,
         rubia sentimental,
se enflaqueció, se fue poniendo tísico
         y al año y medio o más
se curó con bromuro y con las cápsulas
         de éter de Clertán.

Luego, desencantado de la vida,
         filósofo sutil,
a Leopardi leyó, y a Schopenhauer
         y en un rato de spleen,
se curó para siempre con las cápsulas
         de plomo de un fusil.


Scheme AAABAC ADXAAX CDBXAD
Poetic Form
Metre 1111101111 1101111 111111 11101 111111111 1111 1111110010 100010 1111111 11011100111 111111111 11111 111110 111 011101 111111 111011111 11111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 626
Words 102
Sentences 5
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 6
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 134
Words per stanza (avg) 33
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Jose Asuncion Silva

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