This is an analysis of the poem Última Confidência that begins with:

- E se acaso voltar? Que hei de dizer-lhe quando
Me perguntar por ti?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XaXa XXXX XXXa XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111001011010110 110011 11111101100 10110 111000011001100101 110100 11101101010 1011011 1010010111100 101000 11111101001100 11011 11001011011 1100110 0101110001 1100110 1101111100100 110110 110011011000010 111111 101101011110 111010 10111101000111 11010 11111110000010 1111011 1011110111000110 101010 10110110111110 100110 1101001101011101 110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • 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 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.

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

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Última Confidência;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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