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

A ilha toda clara,
levada pelas águas,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX XXXXXX XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0101010 100101 11001011000 11000101100 100 1001001010 110101000 111011 1110110101100 10 1100010100 1000110101010 101111001110 111001101011000
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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