This is an analysis of the poem Um Cadáver De Poeta that begins with:

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De tanta inspiração e tanta vida...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX X XXXXXXXaXXXXX XaXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,6,6,6,1,13,4,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 01010011010 111010001000 1101100 111010101000 1111110000 1011010 10110011000 10111100110 100110 110010110100 1100011110 1101100 1110111100 1101011001000 1101100 11101010 10011111100 1010100 1100101110 0110010100 1101110 11011110 11011100100 1110100 1 1011001001 10011001100 0110110111 100111010000 111010010000 10110100101 11011001110 11001011010 10110011010 1010111110 1101011010 1011101110 10011001000 1011110010 1001011010010 101011011010 11010010110 11011010010 1010111001 0111101110 110110010100 010001001100 111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

    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; nem, o, um are repeated.

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

  • summary of Um Cadáver De Poeta;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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