This is an analysis of the poem Canto Vii [vão Pelo Ar Loquazes Papagaios that begins with:

Vão pelo ar loquazes papagaios,
Como nuvens voando em cópia ingente, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101100100 1010101110 10110001101 10001001001 1100011010 11011100 11010110100 10011000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 286
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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