This is an analysis of the poem Mártir Da Fome that begins with:

Nesta da vida lúgubre caverna
De ossos e frios funerais que eu sinto...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX X X X X X a X a X X X X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 101101100 010111001110 101101001100100 11000101100 10101100100 010010100100 101010010010 11010110110 1010100010 1010110110110 101101010 11011111110 1111001101100 10011100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 39
  • Average number of words per stanza: 8
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; de, o are repeated.

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

    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 Mártir Da Fome;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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