This is an analysis of the poem Canção Do Boêmio that begins with:

Que noite fria! Na deserta rua
Tremem de medo os lampiíµes sombrios....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX XXXb aXXX bXXX aXaX cXcX XXaX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110010 1001011010 1010110010 10011110 10010111010 10111110010 1101101101 101100101010 010101100010 1011001101100 10110010110 101010101100 1111010000110 1011011110 110100111010 101001100010 11101110010 01010101010 1110111110 1100011111 1011010001 11000100100 10111001 1101010100 10011011010 1001011011100 101010110110 1011111110110 1011011010 11100110100 11001111010 10111011100 111011101 110001111010 1001110001010 1111101111010 111010001100 1010011010 11101111010 1011000001001 110010110100 11001010110 10110110100 1011100100 1111001110 1001101100010 101001110110 11001111 1011011100100 10111101001101 101011010100 101111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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, me are repeated.

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

  • summary of Canção Do Boêmio;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Antonio de Castro Alves