This is an analysis of the poem Fogo-Fátuo that begins with:

Cabelos brancos! dai-me, enfim, a calma
A esta tortura de homem e de artista: ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX XXaa XXX XXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 100101110010 01010001010100 110110001010 11010111100 101111001100 1101100010100 010110100110 0101110010 101000110 10110101000 100110110011 1010010010100 1010111110100 10101111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; esta is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words de, para are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Fogo-Fátuo;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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