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

Qual o veado, que buscou o aprisco,
Balindo arisco, para a cerva corre......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXaXaXXXXXXXXXaaXbXbXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 33,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101101100 100100100101 1101101110010 111101010011 101000100100 111000110010 100010110010 110100010010 1101000100110 10100111010 1101001100 1110010110 101001011010 1111110101 0101001100100 1001001010 1110110010 10100110100 10010101010 101010110010 1010010000110 1100011011 101100110010 111011001 11101000 11101111 1010110 110111 11101100 101110 10111110 1111100 1111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1100
  • Average number of words per stanza: 209
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • 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, que are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word que is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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