This is an analysis of the poem Idéias Íntimas Ix that begins with:

Oh! ter vinte anos sem gozar de leve
A ventura de uma alma de donzela! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXaXXXXXXXaXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111011001 0010010100100 11110110010 111001110 110101110010 11110101010 1010101110 100111010 111011010 111111100 1101011010 11110100010 10010000111 10001010010 10100111010 1100101110010 101000110 100100100100 100101011010 101101100110 100101001010 111010001010 10001010110 11010011010 1011000110 1110110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 972
  • Average number of words per stanza: 185
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; de, o are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Idéias Íntimas Ix;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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