This is an analysis of the poem Súplica that begins with:

Senhor Deus, dá que a boca da inocência
Possa ao menos sorrir,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110101100 1011010 10011010100110 11000110 1111001010110 110011 1111001010 11011011 1010011110100 0100110 1010111111000 1111010 1111011010110 10110 11101011100 010100 1001100110 01001 1011011011000 1001111 01001011011100 100100 11110111110 1010110 1100110010011 1011001 111001110110 1011010 10100110110010 1110110 1101000010100 101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word que is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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