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

Enche o teu copo, bebe o teu vinho,
enquanto a taça não cai das tuas mãos......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa XXX Xa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,3,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101110 1000111111 1100010101100 10010111100 10010111011100 110110100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 80
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; o, teu, como are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word repara is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines vizinho is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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