This is an analysis of the poem Cantigas Praianas:V-Eu Sou Como Aquela Fonte that begins with:

Eu sou como aquela fonte
Que vai tão triste, a chorar:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa bXXX XXXa bXXX XXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101001 1101010 11100110 1110011 1011010 1101100 1110100 111001100 11110 1101010 11010010 111011 1001010 10111100 1110100 10111110 1101110 110110 1011011 111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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