This is an analysis of the poem Folha Negra that begins with:

Sinhá,
Um outro mancebo...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXbXX XXXXXc XXaXXX XXXbXb XXXXbb XaXXXX XXXXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 110010 0101011 10011010 0101000100 110110110 10010110 11111010 1100010 11011010 1010010 11010110 1101011 1101100 10101100 10110110 1101010 110111111100 11011100 1001011 111111100 1011110 111010 1001100 1101110010 1001010 11101100 1011000 1011110 10011010 100111010 10011000 110111010 100111000 11010100 1001010 1111001100 111011 1101110 10001011 111101110 1110110 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; e is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Folha Negra;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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