This is an analysis of the poem Pinta-Me A Curva that begins with:

Pinta-me a curva destes céus ... Agora,
Erecta, ao fundo, a cordilheira apruma:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaa XaaX 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: 101010101100 10011001000100 10110010010110 11010110111010 10100011010010 111101101110 01000101010 110011000100 10110110010 1010111100 100110110010 1001101001 011010001000 10101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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 is repeated.

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  • summary of Pinta-Me A Curva;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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