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

Beijar-te a fronte linda
Beijar-te o aspecto altivo...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X a X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010110 1011100100 10101010 10111100 10111100 1011110 1001110 1001110 101101 101100 1011 1010100 1011100 1011100 1011100 1011110 101001010 11100101 1110111 1110101 1110001 1110100 1110110 11101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 24
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 23
  • Average number of words per stanza: 5
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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; beijar, te, que, sentir, me, eis, e, o are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words beijar, sentir, eis are repeated.

    The author used the same words beijar, sentir, eis at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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