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

Eu creio, amigo, que a existência inteira
É um mistério talvez; — mas n'alma sinto...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaXbXXaXX XbXXXXXX bXXXXXXXXX XXaXXXXXXXX XXXXbXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,8,10,11,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101110100100 1101011010 01110100011 1001101000010 11011110010100 110110010010 100101011011 11010110110 1111110011 1100100111 1101011111 01000101110 111010110010 1111110011 110100011000 111011100 1100101010 11111010010 1010110010010 11010110010 10101101010 1010111100 1100101110 100100011010 1001111100 110110011010 1010101010 1111010000 111001100110 110101001 1011010100 11010010100 101011101100 11001111110 1011101110 1111101010000 1111001000 1110010011100 1010111001 0101100010100 110101111 110111010000 10011011101100 1000101110010 101011010 101100111101 10100011110 100101111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 290
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; e, que, tanta are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words e, que, com, parece are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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