This is an analysis of the poem A*** that begins with:

Falo a ti - doce virgem dos meus sonhos,
Visão dourada dum cismar tão puro,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXaXXXXaaXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 40,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011101110 10100110010 110110010 101101011100 1100110110 010111010 111011010110 1100101100 11010101100 11110101010 01011001100 10101010100 1111100100110 100001011010 1001001101000 110101011110 1110100111 111011011100 1000100101010 101111011 11101011010 11010011100 101111010 100011011100 101011101110 101011101111 1011111000110 11011011100 11001110110 0101000101 101101101000 1101001111 1011110100010 10010011001100 1111001111010 1001001110100 11101101101000 10101001001 111100100110010 1101101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1532
  • Average number of words per stanza: 293
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; dos, o, de, em are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words por, muito, n are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of A***;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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