This is an analysis of the poem Cantigas Praianas:I-Ouves Acaso Quando Entardece that begins with:

Ouves acaso quando entardece
Vago murmúrio que vem do mar,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXa XXXXX XbXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1010010100 10101111 10101110 10101 10011 10001010011 1011010111 110101101 101 0100 10011010110 111111110 111001000 10110 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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