This is an analysis of the poem Oh! Páginas De Vida Que Eu Amava that begins with:

Oh! Páginas da vida que eu amava,
Rompei-vos! nunca mais! tão desgraçado! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11011011100 1011010100 10100101100 101101011100 1110111101100 11100111000 100011010000 1011110100 1001100 11010 10110010010 1000111010 01010011100 10101100110 10101111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; eu, que are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase a connects the lines.

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  • summary of Oh! Páginas De Vida Que Eu Amava;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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