This is an analysis of the poem Satânia that begins with:

Nua, de pé, solto o cabelo às costas,
Sorri. Na alcova perfumada e quente, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXbbXXXXXXXX XXXXXXbXaXX XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,11,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101100110 101100100011 101001011010 010101001100 1000011110 10111100100110 101111101000 100111100 1011001110100 1010010010100 101100011111 101010100110 11100100010 11000110110 111010100 1111010010 101001011010 111101010100 111101011 110101011100 1100101110110 11001111011001 1101110010 110001001 11110111010 11101011010 1110010011 101110100 1110110100 1110100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 379
  • Average number of words per stanza: 70
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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, lhe, o are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words entra, sobe are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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