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

Visões que na alma o céu do exílio incuba,
Mortais visões! Fuzila o azul infando......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X X a a 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: 10111011110100 1010100110100 101000010100 1110101010 10101001010 11010101000 1010001101110 01000100100 10110110101 11100111100 1011010001000 1101001011010 1111110110 0101001001000
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 38
  • Average number of words per stanza: 7
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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, es are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase dorme connects the lines.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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