This is an analysis of the poem Último Credo that begins with:
Como ama o homem adúltero o adultério
E o ébrio a garrafa tóxica de rum,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXX XaaX 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: 10101101001100 111001001001 10110011010 110001101100 110000010 11110110111 011100101 11011111010 110110011 110000100 110101010 1100100100 1110101001010 110110011101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 17
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; o is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word o is repeated.
The author used the same word creio at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word rio at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Último Credo;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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