This is an analysis of the poem O Corrupião that begins with:

Escaveirado corrupião idiota,
Olha a atmosfera livre, o amplo éter belo,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX 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: 10000100100 10010001110110 1010100101111000 1110111011010 1010101010010 1111111011000 1101001011000 01000110100 010100110 110110100 11101011001 10001011010 111011101 101011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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, e are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word foi is repeated.

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

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

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