This is an analysis of the poem Seio De Virgem that begins with:

O que eu sonho noite e dia,
O que me dá poesia...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXXX XXXXX XbXXXX XacXXc XXXXXX aXXXXX XXXXXX XXXaXX bXXaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101110 111110 111001010 111101 111011100 1111100 11100110 101010 110101 1100100 11100011 10110010 1010011 01100110 1011100 100100110 10101110 10100100 1011010 1001001 011011 111001100 1100001 1001100 1101000 1011010 11000100 10101010 111100011 111110 1101000 11010010 11110111 110111 1100110 10100100 101000100 1110100 1111100 110100 11010000 100101010 111100 110010 11010010 10111000 101010 100111 10110 1100110 10111010010 1100101100 111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; o, que are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines o is repeated).

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  • summary of Seio De Virgem;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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