This is an analysis of the poem Ao Ator Joaquim Augusto that begins with:

Um dia Pigmalião — o estatuário
Da oficina no tosco santuário...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXaaXXXXXXXXXXXXbaXbXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXaXXXaXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 65,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010011000 11000110100 111010010 1010010100 111001101 11001 0100110101010 11110110010 1111010 1110010111 10101111111 1101110 1011001001110 1011011100 101100 10101101110 10101101110 11110 11011001000 11101100 10011 111111010 1111011100 1011 101110100 11110000100 110100 101010001100 110110110100 100100 10001001010 10010100100 10110100 10101101011 11100100010 100100 10001001010 10010100100 10110100 10101101011 11100100010 1010110 11101001110 11011101110 110111 100110101100 1100100010001100010 1010101110 100110111 110100 10100110100 100101110 11010 110100111010 101011010 11101110 101111010100 1111011001010 100010 110111111110 110011101 101111 101101101 11101001010 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2100
  • Average number of words per stanza: 415
  • Amount of lines: 65
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 word vive is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Ao Ator Joaquim Augusto;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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