This is an analysis of the poem Canto Genetlíaco that begins with:

Bárbaros filhos destas brenhas duras,
nunca mais recordeis os males vossos; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXa XaXXXaXX XXXXXXaX XXXXXXXX XbXbXXXX XaXaXXXX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101010 1011001110 1001111011000 110011110 111011101000 100011010 1110111010100 110101101010 111001010100 10101101010 11110100100 01001101000 11110101010 11010100010 1011101101 1011111011 10101010010 111100100 110010110 1101001110 1101011110100 1101001110 101011010110 10110010101110 1001011001 111101100 1010011001 0101101000 1110100101 01010110100 100101100010 10110110110 10010101100 1100101011 11111001000 100110101 110101000 101010100 11010101010 10101011100 11010111010 111011001110 11101010010 10101000010 11010101000 1010010110100 10100101000 101011000 1010011000 10110101100 11100101100 11001001000 10101101100 10110101100 1100100011110 1101101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 256
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 57
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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, e are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase o connects the lines.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Canto Genetlíaco;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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