This is an analysis of the poem Poesias Colegiais that begins with:

Ao Natalício do meu Diretor,
o Ilmo. Sr. Dr. Abílio César Borges...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXXXXXaXbXXXXXXXXXcXXXXXXXdXdXXcXbXXXXXXbXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 47,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011100 110101010110 1 101100 1010101 1101010 111110100 11111100 1101100 110101 110010 1110110 1101110 1101100 1100100 101110 110100010 10000100 110010 1 10111100 10101110 10001101100 100110010 1101111000 101100110 1101111100 10111110 110101000 11001110011 1110101010 10101011 1110010110 10001100100 1110011001 1100100110 110101010 010011100110 110101011 1000110110 1 1100100 1100100 1101110 1100010 1101100 1010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1238
  • Average number of words per stanza: 236
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Poesias Colegiais;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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