This is an analysis of the poem Estela E Nise that begins with:

Eu vi a linda Estela, e namorado
Fiz logo eterno voto de querê-la;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX XXaX XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101010011000 11010010011 1110011010 11010011010 011000111100 1101001100 11111010110 111001001101000 1111001100010 11110101101 1101111100 11001011010 1101100110 10111101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; se, me are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words se, ou are repeated.

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  • summary of Estela E Nise;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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