This is an analysis of the poem A Um Epilético that begins with:
Perguntarás quem sou?! — ao suor que te unta,
À dor que os queixos te arrebenta, aos trismos ...
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: 10011111110 1111011000110 1100010011100 100101100 10001101000 110101100 110000100100 110010011000 1111000100 11101011101 100001001110 100111101100 11010100010 1001001110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- 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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of A Um Epilético;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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