This is an analysis of the poem Como Quisesse Livre Ser that begins with:

XXXII
Como quisesse livre ser, deixando...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XaaX XaXX XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1 101011100 11001010110 0111100101010 10110110100 10010101100 101101001100 111110111110 1100101001000 1101101001000 1101001100 1101100100 101101110100 10101001010110 111101010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The poet repeated the same word o at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Como Quisesse Livre Ser;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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