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

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Olá! Bons dias! Em Março,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aXXXa XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX bXcbc XXXXX XXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXd XXXXX XXXXX XbXXX XdXXXd XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,5,5,5,5,5,5,4,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,6,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1110110 110001110 010110100 111011110 11011010 10100110 11010010 1011110110 1110100011 10110100 1001001110 1010110 10101100 1011000 1000100 111100100 11000100 1100010110 10011000 10111110 11100110 1011000 100101010 11011010 1010010 111010110 110010010 1011111000 1111011010 10100110 111100101 1011111100 11010100 1001100 11101100 11010100 10101000 11010100 110011000 10101100 110011000 10110000 10101000 11001000 110100100 1101000 10100110 101101 10010100 10001001000 11100110 1111010 101100110 11000110 01010100 10101100 1110100 11010100 0111000110 1111111100 11011000 11010100 111001100 11010100 11100110 1111011011 10101100 101000110 111100110 1 1110110 101001110 11001100 10100110 101111110 11010100 111011 111110 11010111 110010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 17
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 82
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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; que, o, as are repeated.

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

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