This is an analysis of the poem As Duas Redenções that begins with:

Inda uma vez tanjamos
A lira, e mais um hino...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXbcXXXc XXXXXXXX XbXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXbbX ccXXXXXX XXXXXXXa XXXXXXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101100 01011110 10011100 101101 1101100 10011000 11110000 101101 11000100 1101100 1000100 01100 10010010 111000 11001100 1101110 1100110 110010 1101110 110111 11000110 10010010 11011 1111101 1001110 11011 11111110 100100 11101000 110100100 1101100 1011010 110100 1101010 11000100 11001 110100 11010100 11101110 1100100 0111100 10011000 10010100 10110 101110 11011000 11011000 101000 1001100 101111 11010 110101 1111100 1011100 1001100 100110 1111100 111110 11011 111100 1101110 1001110 111110 0101000 10111 1101101 1001100 100111 1101000 1101010 1111110 10101 1011110 111100 110100 1001000 110010 010100 110100 101010 1111011 11010100 110100 1010010 1101010 110111 101011 1010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 98
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; os, o, no, que, sem are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word que is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ncia, os, a, o are repeated).

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

  • summary of As Duas Redenções;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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