This is an analysis of the poem Vencedor that begins with:
Toma as espadas rútilas, guerreiro,
E á rutilância das espadas, toma...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXX XaXX 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: 10110010100 1100110010 0100011101110 1101001000 1101010111100 11110100010 1111011111100 1011011000 1101001010 11001100010 110111111100 10101111011 111111010 11010110010
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 17
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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, mais are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word e is repeated.
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- summary of Vencedor;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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