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

Perdão, meu Deus, se a túnica da vida...
Insano profanei-a nos amores!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXX XbXb aXXX XXXX XXXa XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111010110 10010001100 11111101000 111001111 1101001001111 010011001001 1101100101110 1111010001 110101100110 101000110010 101011101100 11101011110100 1011010001000 110010111100 101101111100 101100110100 01011111101 10010010100 1001101100 10100101110010 1011011001100 1100101011 101010011110 11010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; me, e, o, de are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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