This is an analysis of the poem Tarde De Verão that begins with:

Como cheirosa e doce a tarde expira!
De amor e luz inunda a praia bela......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XXaX XXXa XXaX aXXX aXXX XXXX XXaa XXXb aXbX bXXX XaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001101100 010111000110 111110110100 111011110 1011101100110 11011011100 11010010110 010010010100 111110111110 01110000100 11111011000 1000101010 10000111000 10101001100 1011010011010 1001110100 11101001011100 1101010100 110111001 1111010100 10111011110 100101100100 01001001100 1001110101100 10001001010110 100100111110 10111011100 0101110100 1110100101001 11001110000 10101010110 1001010010 1101000110 11001100100 1010101101 110001110011 11001010 1101001100100 1001111111 111011110 10101110011 1000101110 10110110 1000101110 11010101100 111111000010 11001011110 101010010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; e, o are repeated.

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

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

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