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

Alma viúva das paixões da vida,
Tu que, na estrada da existência em fora,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AaaX XXXX XXX 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: 1010110110 1110101100110 101111100100 1100100100 111110010000 0110001000 110110110 1111100010000 11101100011000 11011110101100 10100011000 110111010000 101000110110 1010110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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