This is an analysis of the poem A Nosso Senhor Jesus Christo Com Actos De Arrependido E Suspiros De Amor that begins with:

Ofendi-vos, Meu Deus, bem é verdade,
É verdade, meu Deus, que hei delinqüido,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 100111110 1011111000 100011011000 1000111010 101100010 1011011100 1001011110000 100000101000 1000010010 0101101111 101110101 1110110010 0101001110 1000101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 17
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 28
  • Average number of words per stanza: 5
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • 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; vos, me, o, os are repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The words/phrases verdade, ofendido, maldade, vaidade, vencido, arrependido, luz connect the lines.

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