This is an analysis of the poem Sonho De Um Monista that begins with:

Eu e o esqueleto esquálido de Esquilo
Viajávamos, com urna ânsia sibarita,...

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: 111100010000100 10011011000 110011001000 1100001100100 01010001100 11000110110100 10110101000 10001100010100 11100111000110 1100001110 1011010110 1011011000010 01001000100 1110101110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Sonho De Um Monista;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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