This is an analysis of the poem Perdoa-Me, Visão Dos Meus Amores that begins with:

Perdoa-me, visão dos meus amores,
Se a ti ergui meus olhos suspirando! ... ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX aXX XaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1011011100 1101101101000 111100110100 10100101001 01010110100 1011001000 111101111000 1101100100010 101011110010 011100111 010110001100 11101000110 1110010110100 11101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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.

    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; dor is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Perdoa-Me, Visão Dos Meus Amores;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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