This is an analysis of the poem Morena that begins with:

É loucura, meu anjo, é loucura
Os amores por anjos... bem sei!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XaXa XbXX XXXX XXXX XbXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 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: 100110100 110011011 1010110100 1101011100 10011001100 1011100010 10110100110 110011110 1001011010 11001101 110011111100 10101010101 1010110110 1100010100 111011010 1010111110 100101101110 110101010 1010101010 11101110 111011010 1110010101 110111000110 1111110 110011100 101101110 11011010 11000101110 100101111 1101110 1011110011 111011110 1111110100 1111100100 1001100010 1110111010 1000101100 110011011 1110110010 10010111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

    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; quando, no, o, n, cores, de, um, lhe are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words quando, foi, e are repeated.

    The author used the same word quando at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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