This is an analysis of the poem Vísio that begins with:

Eras pálida. E os cabelos,
Aéreos, soltos novelos,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXaX bXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXbX XaXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXaaaXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,18,9,9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011100 1010100 11101 1101100 01010100 101010 1111000 101000010 1111100 1010100 1110 01000100 111100 110100 11011000 11100110 1011011100 10101000 1010010 01100 01000100 1010100 101001 100001000 10010101100 10111110 10001100 1000110100 101110100 11111010 11011 1101011000 1101110 1001100 11100010 100101 110011011 010111110 10101000 11010100 11101000 010110100 101010010 1111010010 101001100 11110100 10010100 1111000 101011000 10111000 10100100 11001000 10101100 1101010 101010010 11011100 1111100 10100010 11110010 11110010 11111000 101110110 100010000
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 269
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 63
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; e, o are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, o, e, foi are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines rio is repeated).

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

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

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