This is an analysis of the poem Brazilian Tragedy that begins with:
..Misael, civil servant in the Ministry of Labor, 63 years old,
...Knew Maria Elvira of the Grotto: prostitute, syphilitic, with ulcerated...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: aXaaaXaXXX X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,1,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10101000100010101 1010010001110110000100010011011100110001 101010101100100011010101011010101010110101110 10100100101101011010001011 10101010111100101101010111 1111110 110100101011111 0101010101011001010101011111101001010101100 01000101001111111011101101 1000101011100101110100111001101101101100 0101010010
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 604
- Average number of words per stanza: 97
- Amount of lines: 11
- Average number of symbols per line: 109 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 18
Mood of the speaker:
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; in, of, maria, she, they, her are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Brazilian Tragedy;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
