This is an analysis of the poem Canto Primeiro that begins with:
XIV
Escutai-me, leitor, a minha história,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X XaXXXXXX X XXXaXaaa X XXXaXXXX X XXXXXXXX X XXXXXXXX X XXXXXXXX X aXXXXXXX X XXXXXXXX X aXXXaXXa X XXXaXXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1 10011001010 100011100 1001110010 100101111110 1010111101 1001010101 10101111000 0101000100 1 11110010100 11110101010 110111010100 11010100100100 111011011010 11011000010 1010111010 10001000110 1 0101010100 110111010 11000101000 101000100110 11011101000 101111010000 111001110000 1110100010 1 11011100 1101101000 10101101110010 110111110100 1000111000 1010110101100 1010111100 111011001110 1 10110101010 110111010 111001001000 10100010010 1111001100 100010010010 1101001100 111111101000 1 1111010111100 1101101000 11011011010 11110110000 1110010110 100100110000 11101101110 1011011111 1 10001011010 110010001000 101101100100 11100100110 11010101100 10101010 1011011011000 1111011000 1 011010111100 1000010010100 10110011100 111011001000 101100010000 111010010100 10001101110 1111010100 1 1001101110 1101010001010 11001100100 1011010100 1000101100100 11010010100 010011100 11101001010 1 10110110100 11001010100 11101100 11011010110 1100110110 101010100 1111111010 100101011000
- Amount of stanzas: 22
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 101
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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; o, por are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word is repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines a, , bios are repeated).
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Canto Primeiro;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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