This is an analysis of the poem A Avó that begins with:

A avó, que tem oitenta anos,
Está tão fraca e velhinha! . . ....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXX XXXaX XaXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,10,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011110010 010101100 1101000 10100100 11100100 111100 1001011 10010100 110010110 110001100 1101110 11001010 101011000 1101010 1010100 010100100 10010001000 11010110 10101000 110100100 101101000 10111000 101101000 100100 11100100 10111100 11000010 101110010 1111010 11010100 10110100 101000100 11110010 11000110 11001000 111001000 11010000 111000100 11011000 111101000
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; os, e are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of A Avó;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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