This is an analysis of the poem A J. J. C. Macedo-Júnior that begins with:

Como o índio a saudar o sol nascente,
Co'o sorriso nos lábios, franco e ledo...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbXXXXcXXcXXXXXXbXXXXdbbXXaebeXXXXXXXeXXXXXXbXXXXXXXXXdXXdXbXXXeXXdXXXXaXXXeXXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 90,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110101110 101001110110 100011 10110011100 1101010100 11010 1011110110110 0111110100 011010 11110101011100 110011011000 11010110 1100110110 11110110010 10100 110101101100 1101011011 11110 110010110110 10010011010 101100 1001101100 101000101 1001110 100111110 11101011010 1101 10101001100 101111110 100101 1100101010 1000100110 110110 11111110010100 10001100100110 101110 11101110100 10101100100 111110 1001011110110 1100010100 1111 1110111010 0101011010 110100 110101001001110 10110101010 11110 11011011010 1101010110100 111111100 010111001101010 1000011100 110100 111011010 11001100010 01010 1100111110 11010110110 1100011 10011100100 110110110010 110110 1101001011100 1010010100100 111110 110111111010 11100110001 1111 110100010111 10011111110 11110 111011010100 01111011010 010110 11011010100 11101010100 0010101 110110110110 11101110110 101011 110111110 101001111 01110 10111101000 100110010 010010 1110101010 110101010 10010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2776
  • Average number of words per stanza: 579
  • Amount of lines: 90
  • 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, n, as, se, e are repeated.

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

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  • summary of A J. J. C. Macedo-Júnior;
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