This is an analysis of the poem Soneto 2 that begins with:

Em 1786, quando completava sete anos.
Amada filha, é já chegado o dia,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aXXa XXXa XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11101000110 100101100110 1101110110100 11000101000 1111100100 0111101101 1001000101100 1100011010100 11011100010 10011100100 101010111000 1100100110 10111101000 10011011000 11101100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Soneto 2;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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