This is an analysis of the poem Musa Infeliz that begins with:

Todo o cuidado nestas rimas ponho;
Musa, peço-te, pois, que me remetas ...

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: 101010101010 1011111100 1011010100 11100100100 1110111100 100110111000 11100101100 11110011010 11100101100 101111010 11100101100 1010010100 101010011110 11100101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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 is repeated.

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

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