This is an analysis of the poem Ariana that begins with:

Ela é o tipo perfeito da ariana,
Branca, nevada, púbere, mimosa,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXX aXXX XXa 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: 1011010010010 100101010 01100011000 100010101100 1110110110 100011100100 10011001000 101101001000 1101101000 10010111010 01001011010 1001010100110 100011110100 110111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Ariana;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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