This is an analysis of the poem Ontem that begins with:
XXVII
Ontem - néscio que fui! - maliciosa...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X XXaa 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 101111000 110100011100100 100100101010 110101010110 1101010100 110010110010 11110101100 111001001000 11010101110 110100101100 11111001100 110111011110 1011101101110 10111110010
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; mais is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word e is repeated.
The author used the same word e at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ' is repeated).
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Ontem;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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