This is an analysis of the poem Sai A Passeio that begins with:

Sai a passeio, mal o dia nasce,
Bela, nas simples roupas vaporosas;...

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: 11101011101 10110101000 110110110110 1011011011 10110110111011 100111101000 101010001000 101110110 1011001000110110 101111110110 11010111110 1101101111010 11010110110110 1001111110010
  • 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: 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; o 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.

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  • summary of Sai A Passeio;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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