This is an analysis of the poem I - O Clown that begins with:

Sem apoio.
Solto na expectativa impaciente do irresistível....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXaX XXXXaX XXXXX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,6,5,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110 1011000010011000 100101010011000 01001100010100 1101011000 110010110 1110001101011000 11011101001101000100 010000110100 010011010010 110010110110 1100101110 1111110011100 1011010 11010000 10011001001110 10011000 01000110 110001100 1110010100 110010001000101 0100100 110010110110 1010100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 209
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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; sem, o, como are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words sem, a are repeated.

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

  • summary of I - O Clown;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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