This is an analysis of the poem Soneto 11 that begins with:

Com pesadas cadeias manietado,
Às vozes da razão ensurdecido,...

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: 1100101000 11011010000 11011101000 110101101000 10100011010 1101011010100 1111101000 11010110100 1010100100 0101101110 100101111010 10111011100 11001100100 11101111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; o is repeated.

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  • summary of Soneto 11;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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