This is an analysis of the poem A Vingança Da Porta that begins with:

Era um hábito antigo que ele tinha:
Entrar dando com a porta nos batentes....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X X X X X X X X X X a a X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 101101001110 101010101100 111101001010 1100001100110 1011101100 100111011000 10111001000 11000111101100 1011101010 100100110110 10110011000 10110101010 111100011111110 0101010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 38
  • Average number of words per stanza: 7
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of A Vingança Da Porta;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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