This is an analysis of the poem O Baile! that begins with:

Se junto de mim te vejo
Abre-te a boca um bocejo,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaaX XXXXXX XBXaaX XXXXXX XXXXXb XXXXaX XBXXXX bbaXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001110 110101100 1101100 10101010 11101010 10100100 11011010 10010100 1001010100 110110011 01100010 1100100 11010100 0100010 101010010 11000110 100010110 11101110 110110100 11111100 110101100 1100110 1111000 1110011000 1011011010 10101100 111011 1001100 110010100 100010010 1010100 1110100 1110010 111011010 11100110 110001101 11010100 0100010 101010010 11111100 111110100 11101110 110100100 1111110110 1101010 11001100 0110010 01011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 161
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; o, sem are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word tens at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines as is repeated).

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

  • summary of O Baile!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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