This is an analysis of the poem Orações that begins with:

A alma, como o incenso, ao céu s'eleva
Da férvida oração nas asas puras,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXaX aXXX aXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010110011100 1101011010 111010110100 1100101100 11010110010 1001100101100 10011010010 1110010100 111011001110 10011001111 1010101011 1101001010 11010011010 101111101100 101001110 11011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; o is repeated.

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

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