This is an analysis of the poem Bálsamo that begins with:
Eu vi-a lacrimosa sobre as pedras
Rojar-se essa mulher que a dor ferira!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,7,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010001110 10111010101100 011100111 1001101000101 110010011000 1011011110 110001001110 100101001101 0101011 101100 1110111010110 11001100110 10101100110 100101 01100 011101000 110111001100 10010101111 1111011000 10110011010 11101101000 110101 1110 11111010111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 259
- Average number of words per stanza: 53
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; e, o are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word e is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Bálsamo;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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