This is an analysis of the poem A Louca that begins with:

Quando ela passa: - a veste desgrenhada,
O cabelo revolto em desalinho, ...

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: 101010011000 110010011000 11101011000 11011101100 1011110000 110010010100 1101101010100 110011000 11011011100 1110101000 11001101000 11101001100 101010100 101000100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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