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

O Níufrago nadou por longas horas...
Na praia dorme frio num desmaio....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX XXXX XbXb accX XbXX ccXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001011010 1111110 010101010001 1110101101 1111010101010 110110110 1001010111 110000110010 111010001000 10011101101 111101010 11111111 11100100010111 1110101010 010010111110 1010100010100 10111010011000 1001110111 101011001000 1110010010 111011101010 111100010 10111101110 1110110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • 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 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; dorme, o, que are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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