This is an analysis of the poem Sete Damas that begins with:

Sete Damas por mim passaram.
E todas sete me beijaram....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX XX XX XX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011100 11011100 111101110 101101010 111001100 1100100100 1001101100 111011100100 101001110 11100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 58
  • Average number of words per stanza: 11
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Sete Damas;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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