This is an analysis of the poem O Nadador that begins with:

Ei-lo que ao rio arroja-se.
As vagas bipartiram-se;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXXXXXXXbXXXbXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXbXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 43,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111010011 110100011 11010011 111100 10101 110100110100 110100 111100100 1111010 1011001000 110001011 1011010 1101100 101110 110101 1010010 1110110 10110110 10110 1100100 11011010 11100110 110110 1010110 10100101110010 110010 100101001010010 11010111100 111110 0100010 1011010 0100001011110100 10110110 10010010 111110011 10110001 110001100 111110110 1111 1010010 110100 101001000 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1178
  • Average number of words per stanza: 242
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; se, vos are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines se, lido, sculo, mulo, rrida, nia, nico are repeated).

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

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