This is an analysis of the poem A Um Carneiro Morto that begins with:

Misericordiosíssímo carneiro
Esquartejado, a maldição de Pio ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXX XXXX XaX 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: 100000010 10000010010 101111010 111010111100 10010110010 1110111100 11110110100 11011111011 10010101110 11011001110 11010010100 11111011000 11101110110 10100111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; o is repeated.

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

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