This is an analysis of the poem Lirial that begins with:
Por que choras assim, tristonho lírio,
Se eu sou o orvalho eterno que te chora,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXX aXXX XXX XXa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1110101001 111111001001110 1110111100 111011011 10011101010 1001000110 10011001100 10101011100 10100101000 11100010100 110111001000 1111010110100 110010110 10110101010
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 17
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; que is repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines rio is repeated).
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Lirial;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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