This is an analysis of the poem Mágoas that begins with:
Quando nasci, num mês de tantas flores,
Todas murcharam, tristes, langorosas,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXaX XXXa 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: 10101101011 10100101000 10100100010 10010101100 1111001100 11010111000 1001101000 1101010111 10010101100 100101001000 10011011000 10001010100 1000101100 111000111010
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
- Average number of words per stanza: 20
- Amount of lines: 17
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; todas is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Mágoas;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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