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

Eu temo muito o mar, o mar enorme,
Solene, enraivecido, turbulento, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXX XXX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,3,3,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11010111110 10100001000 1001100100110 1101111101 11011011010 010100100 11101101100 11011010 1001100100 1110101100 10001011110 1100101101110 1101100100 10011111 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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