This is an analysis of the poem Leio-Te: that begins with:

Leio-te: — o pranto dos meus olhos rola:
— Do seu cabelo o delicado cheiro,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXA XXXXXXX XXA XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,7,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111010 111001100010 1111101000 1011010111010 101100101100 111001011100 1001101000 1011110111000 10100111011100 110111010 1101101010010 1100110111 110110100110 1010001011 101100101100 111001011100 1001101000 1011110111000 10100111011100 110111010 1101101010010 1100110111 110110100110 1010001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; o is repeated.

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

  • summary of Leio-Te:;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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