Soneto I - À Margem De Uma Fonte, Que Corria by Gregorio de Matos Guerra: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Soneto I - À Margem De Uma Fonte, Que Corria that begins with:

À margem de uma fonte, que corria,
Lira doce dos pássaros cantores...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X X a X b b X a X a X a 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: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 100101110 101110100 010010011010 1001001100110 11011110 1111000011 100011010111 1001111011110 1111010010 1110010100 11110001010 1100111100 100110010010 10100111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 17
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 28
  • Average number of words per stanza: 6
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; o is repeated.

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