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Here you will use all of the strategies you learned and practiced in the first section of this chapter. Refer to that section when necessary. Use your working copy of the poem Trinos throughout this stage.
Task 1. Count Poetic Syllables. Follow these steps to determine the number of poetic syllables in each verse.
Step 1. Underline las sinalefas.
Step 2. Divide the verse into syllables, taking las sinalefas into account.
Step 3. Write the corresponding numbers above the syllables.
Step 4. Determine the classification of the verse and decide if you need to add a syllable (+1), subtract a syllable (-1), or do nothing.
Step 5. Write the total number of poetic syllables at the end of the verse.
Task 2. Classify Verses.
Task 1. Determine Type of Rhyme. Use the following steps to determine the type of rhyme in the poem.
Step 1. Identify the last word in each verse. Is it aguda, llana, esdrújula, or sobresdrújula?
Step 2. Identify the tonic syllable in each verse-ending word.
Step 3. Establish the pattern of sounds. Is the rhyme asonante, consonante, or blanco?
Step 4. Mark the pattern of rhyme on your working copy of the poem. Use lower-case letters, uppercase letters, or the symbol Ø as appropriate. If necessary, consult page 130 of the text.
Task 2. Determine Pattern of Rhyme.
Task 1. Determine Type of Stanza.
Task 2. Identify Type of Poem. A poem will be estrófico or no estrófico depending on its pattern of rhyme. Determine what type of poem Trinos is, referring to pages 135-136 if necessary. Justify your answer.
Task 3. Specify Type of Poem. If it is un poema estrófico, it will probably be either un soneto or una letrilla. If it is un poema no estrófico, it will probably be un romance, una silva, or un poema de verso libre. If the poem does not fall within any of the categories presented in the text, double-check your work, then compare your work with your study group. Finally, ask your instructor. Justify your answer.
Task 1. Segment Poem. Divide the poem into segments. If it is un poema estrófico, draw a line between the stanzas on your working copy. Otherwise, determine another logical way to segment the poem (for example, punctuation or number of verses).
Task 2. Determine the Five W's. Reactivate the information you have documented so far, then scan one segment of the poem at a time. Ascertain the answers to as many of the five W's as you can.
Task 3. Complete Star Diagram.
Task 1. Review. Review what you learned about poetry in the first part of this chapter so that you know what it is you need to know in order to understand and discuss this particular literary form.
Task 2. Identify Information Gaps. Make note of the information that you did not uncover during Stages II and III. The information that you do not have is just as important as the information that you do. It is fine to not know something at this point, as long as you are aware of what you do know and what you still need to know.
Task 3. Identify Vocabulary Gaps.