This is an analysis of the poem Soneto 1 that begins with:

É gentil, é prendada a minha Altéia;
As graças, a modéstia de seu rosto...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1010001010 110100110 1001110110 1111101010 11011010010 01010110100 1111001100 101010001101 1011110100 10110100 10001001010 1001111011010 11000101100 1101011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Soneto 1;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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