This is an analysis of the poem Lélia that begins with:
Passou talvez ao alvejar da lua,
Como incerta visão na praia fria......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXXX bXaX XXXX XbXX XXXX XXXX XXXX baXX XXXX XXXX Xaaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10101100110 1010010111 11101111001 1010110011 1011101010 1010011010 100010101010 100011110 1101000111 10110011000 100111110 1011111100 1010110010 11010110110 101110011100 10101010110 1101101101 11011011010 11001101000 111101100 101101010010 10010011000 10101011010 110110011000 10110110100 11010110100 11101010000 110110011100 1100111010 1010110100100 10100100100 111100100 010100110100 11011010000 101101001100 11010110100 111010110110 111110111000 110111000 111010001100 010111101 110010001010 1101101010 11101010110
- Amount of stanzas: 11
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 44
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; o, n, que, e are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word uma is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Lélia;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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