This is an analysis of the poem Soneto Iii - Neste Mundo É Mais Rico, O Que Mais Rapa: that begins with:

Neste mundo é mais rico, o que mais rapa:
Quem mais limpo se faz, tem mais carepa:...

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: 11011011110 111011111100 1111111100 110011110 101101100110 111010010010 1101011100 1100101110 0110111001100 10011110100 1100111011110 1001011010010 11110101010 11010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 36
  • Average number of words per stanza: 7
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; mais, o are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word quem at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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