This is an analysis of the poem Soneto Vi - A Cada Canto Um Grande Conselheiro that begins with:

A cada canto um grande conselheiro,
Que nos quer governar cabana e vinha;...

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: 01010111000 111100010110 1101001100 110100110100 110101110100 1010110011100 10010010011000 10110111100 10100100000 10011111010 10110100100 10001001100 10111101010 11100101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 17
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 28
  • Average number of words per stanza: 5
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; governar, e are repeated.

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