This is an analysis of the poem Um Paulista Narcisista that begins with:

Dizem que, às vezes, quer se achar bonito,
mas, nem sendo Amadeu e sendo amado,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXX XXXX XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10111011110010 1110100110010 1100101011100 111111000 100011110101000 10011001000 1111010011010 111001110110 110010101010 1010111100 1101010010100 1011100100100 10100101111 1100100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Um Paulista Narcisista;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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