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

De tanta inspiração e tanta vida
Que os nervos convulsivos inflamava...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010011010 111010001000 1101100 111010101000 1111110000 1011010 10110011000 10111100110 100110 110010110100 1100011110 1101100 1110111100 1101011001000 1101100 11101010 10011111100 1010100 1100101110 0110010100 1101110 11011110 11011100100 1110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

    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; o, nem are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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