This is an analysis of the poem Er Commercio Libbero (The Free Trade) that begins with:

Be'? So' pputtana, venno la mi' pelle:
Fo la miggnotta, si, sto ar cancelletto: ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXa XXXX XXX XXX X bXXX XaXX bXX XaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,1,4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110010111 111001111000 11001010101011 110011111 11110101100 10011010 11111100100 1111011101110 111011101110 11011011010 11101101010 1011110100 11011001010 1100100001 10 111001011111 00111110101 110001100101 101011001 1110110110 010110101 1110111 111110011 111110110101 101100110 111010 111101011010 111010111000 010011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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  • summary of Er Commercio Libbero (The Free Trade);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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