Analysis of He Andado Muchos Caminos

Antonio Machado 1875 (Seville) – 1939 (Collioure)



He andado muchos caminos
he abierto muchas veredas;
he navegado en cien mares
y atracado en cien riberas.

En todas partes he visto
caravanas de tristeza,
soberbios y melancólicos
borrachos de sombra negra.

Y pedantones al paño
que miran, callan y piensan
que saben, porque no beben
el vino de las tabernas.

Mala gente que camina
y va apestando la tierra…

Y en todas partes e visto
gentes que danzan o juegan,
cuando pueden, y laboran
sus cuatro palmos de tierra.

Nunca, si llegan a un sitio
preguntan a donde llegan.
Cuando caminan, cabalgan
a lomos de mula vieja.

Y no conocen la prisa
ni aun en los días de fiesta.
Donde hay vino, beben vino,
donde no hay vino, agua fresca.


Scheme AAAA BAAC XDDA DC BDDC XDDX ABDX
Poetic Form
Metre 1111 1111 11111 11111 11111 111 1111 1111 11111 111011 11111 11111 10111 11111 111111 11111 1111 11111 111011 1011 111 011101 11111 1111111010 11111 1111101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 689
Words 124
Sentences 9
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 2, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 26
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 76
Words per stanza (avg) 17
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 28, 2023

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Antonio Machado

Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz, known as Antonio Machado was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation of '98. more…

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