This is an analysis of the poem Primeiro Ato that begins with:

São Pedro
Que é isto?! Aqui? No céu?! Profanação!! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXXXXaAXXXXbXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXbXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,15,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110 1101011100 10 10110010100 10100101000 11010001010 110 1110011110 011110 10 1010 11001011110 01001010110 0101010100 11101010100 110001000010 10111011010 100000101000 11011101000 01001011010 11010101 1100010110 111010001 11100110111 111100101110 1111000 110110000 101100101000 1101101100 10100101010 101010010010 1000001010100 10011110110 1100010110 1000011010 1101011001000
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 588
  • Average number of words per stanza: 108
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines o, es are repeated).

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

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

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