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

Parece que chorei . Sinto na face
Uma perdida lágrima rolando. . ....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXaXXXXaXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 23,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101011 1010010010 1101001110 100111011010 1010010 1100 111111101 11100101000 11011110110 1100111100 1101010100 10110101010 10111100010 10110111010 1110100111000 1110101000 1000101010 1011010010010 1001111100 111110 11100 1111011100 1110110010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 778
  • Average number of words per stanza: 146
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

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

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

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