This is an analysis of the poem Diálogo Dos Ecos that begins with:

E chegou-se p'ra a vivenda
Risonho, calmo, feliz......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXXXXXXXXXXXaXXXXaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXbXXXXcXXXcbXXXXXbXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 80,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101110100 1001010 1001111 1001100 1001101 10101110 10100100 111111 1010101 1110101 100100101 1100110 0101010 0101101 10101010 11011 11010110 1101010 1110110 111010 111100101 111000100 1111010 111010 1101101 1110101 1101110110 1101110 100101100 1101110101010110 1001010 1100101110 1011011 11001100 10100010 1010110 10100110 11001100 1101100 11011110 1110110010 101011011 1110100100 010110 11011010 11101010 101110 11011 110110 11101100 1010011 1111100 10010100 11100110 1110101 11010010 1011110 1011110 11110100 1101001 0110101 11010110 110111 11010110 1110110 111110 1011011 10101110 11011100 1110101 1011111011100 1011100 100110100010 11010 11001111100 101100101000 1101101011010 1001010111 101011101011 11110111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2273
  • Average number of words per stanza: 440
  • Amount of lines: 80
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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, quem, mil, que are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words maria, que, sobre, e, mil, pela, v, nem are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines o is repeated).

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

  • summary of Diálogo Dos Ecos;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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