This is an analysis of the poem Ode Ao Dous De Julho that begins with:

Era no dous de julho. A pugna imensa
Travara-se nos cerros da Bahia......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXaaXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 48,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011010010100 100111101100 110111010 1010100110 1100100100 101101011000 1101000100110 111001010 10011011110 101100110010 1001011010000 101100101101 1101111000 1101101010 11001101110 101000100100 111011011000 101011110000 10110111100 0100111000 10010111110 010011010110 110001101110 1101101110 1100010100100 1100101100 11100011101000 11010011010 100100100100 11001101000 101100010000 110100110 1100101001000 1011011101000 1101110100 10101101100 11101001100 10111100101100 1011001000 1001101011 101111101000 111110110 110001010 100101010 1110100110 10010100100 1100111000 1100100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1708
  • Average number of words per stanza: 321
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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, por, de are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words era, por, o, um are repeated.

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

  • summary of Ode Ao Dous De Julho;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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