This is an analysis of the poem Alucinação À Beira-Mar that begins with:

Um medo de morrer meus pés esfriava.
Noite alta. Ante o telúrico recorte, ...

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: 11001011100 11010110010 11001001001 1000001000 110010100 111001101001 1100100011 111101011000 1010100001100 11100001000 11100011000 1100101100100 100110010 1000110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

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  • summary of Alucinação À Beira-Mar;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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