This is an analysis of the poem A Cachoeira that begins with:

Mas súbito da noite no arrepio
Um mugido soturno rompe as trevas......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXaXXXXXXbXXaXXXXXXXXXaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXbXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 56,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111100 11001001110 100011110 1011011010 110110010 1100110100010 11010011000 11001001100 1011011100 1110010100 11001001100 1110110100 10011001100 110100110100 1111001101 1110010111 1010011100 10101101110 11001111100 10110110010 110101111000 1011101101000 110001110110 10111011011 10111101010010 10100011000 10100110100 010110100010 101001100 111001100010 11000101010 1101011010 1000011010000 101111001100 100011100100110 111011100100 11011001000 11011010010 11111110100 1010110010000 0100100101100 01001011000 110110011000 100110110100 10001111000 111010100 1000010100100 110100111110 101011010 1001101010100 110011010101 11100010110 110110110110 110001010100 111011001010 101010011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2052
  • Average number of words per stanza: 362
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

    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, e, por are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words que, a, por are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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