This is an analysis of the poem Penetrália that begins with:
Falei tanto de amor!... de galanteio,
Vaidade e brinco, passatempo e graça,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXX XXX
- 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: 10100100100 10110100011 110010110110 11001111 110001010110 10110110101 10110011010 1011010001111 11001101100 100110110100 110101110100 10101011001100 110101011100 101010011100
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- 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:
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; e, o are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word nunca is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Penetrália;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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