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

O noivo, como noivo, é repugnante:
Materialão, estúpido, chorudo, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101010100 1000100100 10000100010 1110001100 101000101000 10110001101000 10001010100 10010011010 110001000101 1101110100 10010001011101 1010111001100 110100101001 11100101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; o is repeated.

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

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