This is an analysis of the poem Hino Ao Sono that begins with:

Ó Sono! Ó noivo pálido
Das noites perfumosas,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXaXXXXXXXXXXXXXbXcXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXaXXaXXXXcXXXXXXXbXXaXXXaXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 80,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010 1101000 11101000 1010100 1101010 1101100 110100 1100010 110100 1110010 1100101 1101011 1110111 1111000 1011000 11010 11100110 1001100 1001100 11001011 1001010 0101111 11110 0100010 111010 100110 111100 010110 1101100 111011 1101110 1000100 1111010 110010 11010100 1001101 110110 111100 0100110 1110010 1011110 100110000 1111000 1100111 10110110 1101110100 100101000 11111 1110110 11110 10001110 1111100 1101110 11011010 1101100 11000111 11110 111100 111010 11000 1110010 1010100 1011010 1001101 11011010 110100 1010010 11101 101110 1001010 110110 1001010 101100 1100010 1101100 100010 11111010 111000 1011100 1010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1867
  • Average number of words per stanza: 378
  • Amount of lines: 80
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; o, me are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines o, ncia are repeated).

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  • history of its creation;
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