This is an analysis of the poem Quando Adivinha that begins with:

Quando adivinha que vou vê-Ia, e à escada
Ouve-me a voz e o meu andar conhece,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXX XXXX XXa 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: 101000111101110 11011111010 101010011100 11111110000 1010101000 100110110100 11010000101 0110100111000 11001000110 111111101000 1001100110010 111100001011 1100010100 111010101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; e, de, os are repeated.

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  • summary of Quando Adivinha;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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