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

Branco cisne que vagavas
Das harmonias no mar,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXabXcXXXXXXXXaXXXXXXXXaXXXXXXXXXaXXcXXXXXXXXXXbXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 59,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011100 110011 101001010 111010 10111100 1111011 110011 1110110 1111010 1101011 11001001 1101100 101011100 10011 11101101100 11001110 10100110 11110010 1011100 1110110 1010110 110111 10011010 110111 10110100 101100 01101 1101101110 101101110 11011110 0111110 1000100 10001000 11100101 10010010 11001100 1111001010010010 11110110 111100 1100110 1010110 1101100 1110010 11010010 11000110 1100110 1001110 11101100 11010111 100110 1101001 0111100 1100001 11101100 11111100 1101110 101101000 1111001000 1110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1607
  • Average number of words per stanza: 298
  • Amount of lines: 59
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 sente, dizer, que are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ias is repeated).

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

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