This is an analysis of the poem Caput Immortale that begins with:

Na dinâmica aziaga das descidas,
Aglomeradamente e em turbilhão...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXa XXa
  • 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: 11001001100 10000011100 100101100010 10110100100 101110110110 1010000100 1100110010111 11000001000 1010010011010 1011010100 101010010100 1001001011110 1101010100 1100001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • 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:

    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.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines o is repeated).

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Caput Immortale;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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