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

Meu nobre perdigueiro! vem comigo.
Vamos a sós, meu corajoso amigo,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 42,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110001100 100111000011 101010 101101111010 1101001010 010100 11100101110 10111010100 11111000 1101101100 1010101000 1101100 010010011010 11010110100 1000010 1100010001100 1110001001100 100011 10101011010 111010001010 1011011 110101000110 11000111100 11010 110101010000 0100101001000 110011 101111000111010 100100011000 11101 0100010010100 0100101100100 10100110 111011101100 010111100110 11101110 10101110110110 10101110100 11111100 110111011011 11101101000 11011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1382
  • Average number of words per stanza: 257
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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 is repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase o connects the lines.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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