This is an analysis of the poem A Dor that begins with:
Chama-se a Dor, e quando passa, enluta
E todo mundo que por ela passa...
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: 10110111010100 11010111010 1010011100 1101011111 1010100110100 01111010101010 1001010010 10100010110 110110101000 1100100101000 10101001010110010 01000100100 1001101010000 11010110100
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; e, o are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word e is repeated.
The poet repeated the same word a at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of A Dor;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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