This is an analysis of the poem Malva Maçã that begins with:

De teus seios tão mimosos
Quem gozasse o talismã!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXA XXaXXX XbXbXX XXXXXX XXXbaX XXXXbA XXXXXb XXbXXX XXXXXA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110100 110110 1101001 1000101 111100 01101 111010100 11111 110101011 100111 110111011 1101000 1001011 10100010 1010111 10011010 101111110 11001000 1111100 1100110 1010111 1011101100 111010000 110001010 11011100 111010100 1010101 11001010 110101 1011100 101010100 0111011 10010010 110010 11111010 01101 101010110 1111100 1011011 10101100 100010100 1100010 0101111 010100 111010110 1111111 11101001 1110100 1010011 101011 11100110 1010011 111010100 01101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words fora, pelas are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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