This is an analysis of the poem Soneto I - Um Soneto Começo Em Vosso Gabo; that begins with:

Um soneto começo em vosso gabo;
Contemos esta regra por primeira,...

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: 11001011010 10010101100 111111100100 11100001101 1101100010110 0101110100 11010111100 1111001010 1001100110 101101001110 1001010111011 10101100110 1110100100101 10010111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 34
  • Average number of words per stanza: 7
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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