This is an analysis of the poem Marinha that begins with:

Eis o tempo feliz das pescarias — quando
Maio aponta a sorrir pela boca das flores. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110110010 101000101010111 10011111100110 1001000 100001000101110 110011010110100 1010000100100010 11111010 100101011011 1010110011010 100111011010 0100100 11101100100111 10010110110001 1101010101 1000110 1010111001100 01101001101000 1101001001100 101011 1101010110110 111001101001000 10111111011010 011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; o, gua, as are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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