This is an analysis of the poem De Outras Sei that begins with:

IX
De outras sei que se mostram menos frias,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXX XXXX 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 0101111101010 100101101100 1010010110 101001001100 01011010010 1110110010 111100110100 1001011010 101101110110 1011111001100 1111011011010 101110110010 1011100101110 11001110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 102
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; o, te are repeated.

    The author used the same word de at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of De Outras Sei;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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