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

Como a crisálida emergindo do ovo
Para que o campo flórido a concentre,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX aXXa XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001001000110 10111010010 10111001110 110101100110 11011001010 111011010 10011101 11000110010 11100110110 10110100010100 111010001000 10001011110 110011010100 10100101000 01100101010 10001001100 11101001100 1111101110 10100101011100 110100010010 100100011100010 11111010 111001011100110 101011110110 101010110 1001010100 10010011111 0101100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • 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; de, o are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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