This is an analysis of the poem Minha Amante that begins with:

Ah! volta inda uma vez! foi só contigo
Que, à noite, de ventura eu desmaiava......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX aXbX XXXX XXXX XaXX aXXX XXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010111100 1100101100 1111111100 010100 10100101101 101010011100 100010001010 1100100 110101100100 11101101000 100101110 0101110 11010101111010 010101011 11010010010 1000100 101010100110 1011101101 11011100111100 111100 11100111100 111100110 10011111100 100100 1010011010 10100101010 11010011100110 0100100 11110010101110 100101111100 10100011 11000100 101010100 11101110010 1011010100 1010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; de is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Minha Amante;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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