In English
1) Describe the theme of the poem “Dos patrias” by José Martí. What are the expressive resources (figures, tropes, rhyme, rhythms) that Martí uses to give expressive force to this theme?
Here is the poem:
I've got two homelands: Cuba and the night.
Or are both the same? As soon as
the sun withdraws its majesty, with long veils
and holding a carnation, silent,
Cuba, like a sad widow, appears in front of me
I know which bloody carnation
trembles in her hand! My chest
is empty, it is torn and empty
where the heart used to be. It's time
to start dying. The night is right
to say good-bye. The light disturbs
and the human word. The universe
speaks better than (the) man.
Like a flag
that invites you to battle, the red flame
of the sail flatters. I open
the windows, already tight inside of me. Muted, breaking
the carnation's leaves, like a cloud
that blurs the sky, Cuba, a widow.
And I would say the theme is
Courage and perseverance