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

Um homem, — era aquela noite amiga,
Noite cristã, berço do Nazareno, —...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXX XXaX aXX 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: 110101001010 111011000 11001100010 1010101010100 110011011100 1101110100 10010101010 111011000 100110001010 110100110110 0101101101 111110010111100 111101010 1001011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • 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 is repeated.

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