This is an analysis of the poem Agonia De Um Filósofo that begins with:

Consulto o Phtah-Hotep. Leio o obsoleto
Rig-Veda. E, ante obras tais, me não consolo... ...

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: 1001110111000 11011010111010 1100110011110 101001110100 100100101100 1101100111 1001000101 1010100000100 110010001000 1101001011 101001010100 10110110100 11101001100 1101101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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.

    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, e, de are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase o connects the lines.

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