This is an analysis of the poem Soneto 9 that begins with:

Mudou-se enfim Lidora, essa Lidora
Por quem mil vezes fé me foi jurada....

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: 10111010010100 11110111100 111111000 1011001100 1101010100 01011011100 1111011010100 10110110000 1010111110 110010011000 101110011100 111011100 1111010011100 101001011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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