This is an analysis of the poem Martírio Supremo that begins with:

Duma Quimera ao fascinante abraço,
Por um Cocito ardente e luxurioso,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX X X X X X X X X 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: 10100110010 111001011000 11010110010 10110101010110 1101100101 101110110100 110001110 10100110010 10110100100 10111001010 111011111 11001101100 11010110110 11101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 38
  • Average number of words per stanza: 8
  • 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.

    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 Martírio Supremo;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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