This is an analysis of the poem O Último Número that begins with:
Hora da minha morte. Hirta, ao meu lado,
A idéia estertorava-se... No fundo ...
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: 101101101110 0101000011110 11100001000 1011010100 10011101000 10000110100 101100100110 1110011100 1011010111 111010101100 10010111011 110101000100 101011110 111000110100
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.
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