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

Estou agora triste. Há nesta vida
Páginas torvas que se não apagam,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXcc XdXXXXX XXdXXXXXX XXXXbXXXXXXXX XbXaaXXX XXXXXXaXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,9,13,8,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100111010 10101111100 11111101110111 0101110110 110101100010 110001100010 11010111010 1101001101 10110011010 11101101100 10101101100 11011101110 1001100 11100 10001010010 11010001101 100011001110 11101110000 10001011010 11100101000 10110110100 1101000100 1000101110 10110011110100 111110100 11010110010 111110110101 01010011100 101101001100 1101100100 01010100011010 011110111 11101101 1101001100 1010111110 10101011110 101001001 1111101100 1110010010 111100110100 1011111000 10010101010 11001101000 111011100 10100101110 110010011000 10010111110 1001010110 1110111110 111010010011110 11001001000110 1010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 301
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; n, se, o, que are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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