This is an analysis of the poem Cantigas Praianas:Ix-Vida, Que És O Dia De Hoje that begins with:

Vida, que és o dia de hoje,
O bem que de ti se alcança...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XaXX aXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111001 1110111100 110111 1101110 1010101 11011100 1101011 011010 11000010 11101010 1011001 1001010 1010110 1011011110 11111010 10010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; o, que are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word ou is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase custa connects the lines.

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  • summary of Cantigas Praianas:Ix-Vida, Que És O Dia De Hoje;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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