This is an analysis of the poem No Jardim that begins with:

Ela estava sentada em meus joelhos
E brincava comigo - o anjo louro,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX aXXX XaXa XXXX Xbcb XXXX X X X XXXX XcXX aXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,1,1,1,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001001110 110010011010 110011001110 100101110010 1110001000010 10101101 10101101110 100101101011 10010001100 1010101101010 01001010110 11011101010 110101110100 1110011010 111011110100 11001010101 1100100011010 11010110111 101111000111 10011001001 11010110 1001101100 1101101100 1111111000 1001 1 10 11001010 11010110 1011010 10010110 0101110 1101011 10110110 1110100 1011001010 101010100 011100 0110100 0101100 01110100 0100100 10101100 11001010 11010110 1011010 10010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • 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.

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

  • summary of No Jardim;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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