This is an analysis of the poem De Novo A Vida that begins with:

Depois de um sopro,
de novo a vida. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa XX aX XX XX XXXXXX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,6,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100110 010010 101110 100110 10111010 100010 101110 010010011000 1001101 11110101 010 11011 100 10 110010 11010 10010 11001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 52
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; o is repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of De Novo A Vida;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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