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

Trazendo uma borboleta,
Volta Alfredo para casa....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XXXX XXaX bcXX XXXX XbXX cbcX XaXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101000 101101010 10101010 110100110 1011110 100110110 1101010 111100010 10101010 101001100 1110010 1111100 1010110 1110011 11011100 1010110 1011100 1111110 110110000 11101010 10101100 101110110 1111000 1101010 10110101 1010010 110011 10111000 101101010 1001000110 1110100 1110100 1011010 11000100 1110010 1111000 11011011 11011000 111101 1011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; e is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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