This is an analysis of the poem Ahasverus E O Gênio that begins with:

Ao poeta e amigo J. Felizardo Júnior
Sabes quem foi Ahasverus?... — o precito,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXabXbXXXXXXXXXccXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXaXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 49,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101011110001 101110001100 11010110100 1111010 10010010010 1000010010110 1001010001 10010110100 11100111000 11110 1011010101 110010111010 0101100111 101100110010 010011101100 1110111 10100101010 101100100110 111101 1100110111 1111010100 101011 1010110100 10100101100 11110 11001110111000 111001001000 1100110 110101110 111101010 101110 1100111110100 1100100111000 10111001100 1110010010 11100100100 111010 11101000100 01001011000 1101100 1000010011000 10010110100 1101001010 110100111110 1110010111010 101001 111001111 11001011110 1011001110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1671
  • Average number of words per stanza: 328
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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, lhe, e, de are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines as, rio are repeated).

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

  • summary of Ahasverus E O Gênio;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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