This is an analysis of the poem Antítese that begins with:

O seu prêmio? â€" O desprezo e
uma carta de alforria quando tens...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXb aXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXb XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,8,4,4,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111001 10100100101 101101111 100100 01010 100010110 11000010 10101100 110110 101001010 11011100 111111110 1100110 1000111 11111010 1011010 1101100 11100100 10101000 1111100100 11011000 1010010 11111100 1101100 1110110100 1101110 10001100 101110 10010110 11100100 11010000 110110100 11011011 11100100 1111000 11010100 10100110 1010011 1010100 1011100 1111100 11101000 1110000 11001110 1010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • 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 word bem is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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