This is an analysis of the poem Suave Mari Magno that begins with:

Lembra-me que, em certo dia,
Na rua, ao sol de verão, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXaXXX XXX XbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 101111010 11011010 1000010 111 1001000110 011010110 10110100 1100 1010100 10011101 1000 101111010 10111110 1100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 102
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; e is repeated.

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