This is an analysis of the poem Para Onde Fores, Pai, Para Onde Fores that begins with:

Para onde fores, Pai, para onde fores,
Irei também, trilhando as mesmas ruas....

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: 101101010110 1011001101 11010001101 110100011010 11011100111 110110111001 1110011100101 1010111100100 10011101110 1000111001 01010111010 10001011110 110110101 1110010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; para, as, o, e, t, deus, de are repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase deus connects the lines.

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  • summary of Para Onde Fores, Pai, Para Onde Fores;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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