This is an analysis of the poem Ao Mesmo Assumpto E Na Mesma Occasião that begins with:

Pequei, Senhor, mas não porque hei pecado,
Da vossa piedade me despido,...

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: 10101111100 110101100 1101101000 11001011000 11100110101100 0100110011100 1010101111000 11101101000 111010010011100 1111001000 111010011010 111001001000 100111010100 101101000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 17
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 30
  • Average number of words per stanza: 6
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; vos is repeated.

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  • summary of Ao Mesmo Assumpto E Na Mesma Occasião;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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