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

Não era assim nas aves fugitivas,
Que umas frechava no ar, e outras em laços...

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 X X X X X X X X X X a X a X X X X X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101101000 11010011110110 1111010010 10111010 1101011010100 1000101011010 100010101110100 1111011000101000 1000101011 101101110000 111101100100 1101100111000 111010111100 1010011101000 11001010100 110001010100 10110100100110 010111010 111101100100 1100010011 100111101100 1110101100010 1010101110 100101100110 111010111 11100011000 11101110001 110001101000 10001101100 110110111000 1010110110010 1110011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 32
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 36
  • Average number of words per stanza: 7
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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