This is an analysis of the poem Pulchra Ut Luna that begins with:

Celeste... É assim, divina, que te chamas.
Belo nome tu tens, Dona Celeste......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX XXXa XXX XXX
  • 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: 01101001110 101111001 110101010010 11100110111 011101111110 101001110010 01110111010 1111111001 1001001000 10110111110 1101110110 10101111000 111110000110 1110001100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; que, o, n, s are repeated.

    The author used the same word celeste at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Pulchra Ut Luna;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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