This is an analysis of the poem O Bandolim Da Desgraça that begins with:

Quando de amor a Americana douda
A moda tange na febril viola,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXXXXbXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXbXXXXXXaXXXXXaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 40,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001000101010 0101110010 101100101010 01010100010 0101100011 1010011000110 10100100010 1010100010 111000100100 11010101110 111011010 110011000100 111011110 110001100100 10110011000110 11111100100 1110110100 10100100100 101010101001 10011011000100 1010101100 1101010010 10111010010 101101100110 101001100010 10100110100 111100110010 101001100100 10100010011 11100 100010 101010 0110010 11100111010 1101001100 0110110100 110 1010 111110 10110100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1396
  • Average number of words per stanza: 239
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; e, o are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words e, basta are repeated.

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

  • summary of O Bandolim Da Desgraça;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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