This is an analysis of the poem Anjos Do Mar that begins with:

As ondas são anjos que dormem no mar,
Que tremem, palpitam, banhados de luz......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXXX XXXA XXXa XaXX aXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011011011 11010010001 11011001110 1110100100111 11001110010 111001010 10101011010 11011011011 110110111011 11011110 11010011001 1110111001111 11011110100 11010001011 1101101110100 111010010010 1101101111 11011010100 11100110010 1110111011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; que, o, e are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word mar at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Anjos Do Mar;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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