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

Aqui sobre esta mesa junto ao leito
Em caixa negra dous retratos guardo. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101010110 11010110010 11100100010 110101110 1001011100100 110110111100110 110100110010 1110101110 100111011 1101101110 101101010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 408
  • Average number of words per stanza: 81
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

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