This is an analysis of the poem Fé, Esperança E Caridade that begins with:

Eram três anjos - e uma só mulher
QUANDO A INFí‚NCIA corria alegre, í toa,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXXXX aaXXXaX XXXaXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110110110 100101001010 10010011110 111011111 110101001101 10111101000 101100010100 1011011 1011101110 1001010110 010011010010 111011010 10101000100 111011001010 1110110001 11100101010 1000110011 101101011000 11011100010 111101011110 111101011 101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 276
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Fé, Esperança E Caridade;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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