This is an analysis of the poem Poemas Malditos Iii that begins with:

Passou El-Rei ali com seus fidalgos.
Iam a degolar uns insolentes ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXaXa XXXX XXXX XXXbX XXXXX XX aXXXXXX XXXXXX bXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,4,4,5,5,2,7,6,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111011100 1010011000 11001001101 11010101000 1111011100 11010011000 0100111000 101111011010 1101111010 110110011010 110011100110 1001010100 110010011000 111100 11100 110110011100 1001110 101011 11110000100 100110010101 10010011100 0010100110 1011010110 10001100100 1011000100 1010110111100 1110111100 101101100100 100100100110 110110100 10010011010 1011111100 10011011 101100010 100100010000 10010011010 110110001000 10010010000 110110010110 101011100 1001000110110 1001011011 11001011000 11101100100 110100011000 1010111100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; rei, o, um are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Poemas Malditos Iii;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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