This is an analysis of the poem O Sarcófago that begins with:
Senhor da alta hermenêutica do Fado
Perlustro o atrium da Morte... É frio o ambiente ...
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: 1011010000110 1001100111110 101010100000 11001100100 110111010 01100100110 111001001101 111101000 11111010010 111001101110 010101000100 111101011000 101000011 1010100010
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- 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; o is repeated.
The author used the same word d at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of O Sarcófago;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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