This is an analysis of the poem Anjo Nome, Angélica that begins with:

Anjo no nome, Angélica na cara
Isso é ser flor, e Anjo juntamente...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX 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: 1011100110 1011110100 1100111010 111111101110000 110101101100 0101010100 1111010010 11111110000 111010111100 1111011010 10010100100 110101010100 101110101100 110111011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; anjo, o are repeated.

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