This is an analysis of the poem As Pombas... that begins with:

Vai-se a primeira pomba despertada ...
...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1110100101000 11110111010100 0101111110100 1010011001000 1110010100 1011001010100 1001101000110 101011011100 11101100 110111101 101110110 1101100011010 10111011010 1101101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 38
  • Average number of words per stanza: 7
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

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